Why is Windows authentication the preferred authentication method?

Why would you use Windows only authentication mode?

If you work in an Active Directory environment, Windows authentication is recommended to use. If you work in a non-Active Directory environment, you can utilize SQL Server authentication for database connections. Windows authentication does provide more security and flexibility for managing logins in SQL Server.

Why is Windows Authentication more secure?

It uses a password hash which isn't as secure as true encryption. Using windows authentication allows for an easier separation of duties. A security team can handle the Active Directory users and passwords while all the SQL Server admin has to do is grant the existing ID necessary permissions.

Which is better Windows Authentication or SQL Server authentication?

SQL Server does not ask for the password, and does not perform the identity validation. Windows Authentication is the default authentication mode, and is much more secure than SQL Server Authentication.

What is the concept of Windows Authentication?

Authentication techniques range from a simple logon to an operating system or a sign-in to a service or application, which identifies users based on something that only the user knows, such as a password, to more powerful security mechanisms that use something that the user has'such as tokens, public key certificates, ...