20.3 How the Secure Configuration Manager Database Works

The Secure Configuration Manager database contains all Secure Configuration Manager data, including policy templates and task suites, report results, console user properties, domain keys, and Core Services security settings. The Secure Configuration Manager database also stores relevant data and Microsoft SQL Server settings.

The following figure shows the relationship between the Secure Configuration Manager database, the Core Services computer, and the Secure Configuration Manager console.

When you run a security check, a task suite, or a policy template, the Secure Configuration Manager console gathers data and then writes the results to the Secure Configuration Manager database. Secure Configuration Manager appends the new data to an existing table, writing one row of data per report run by the current console user. When you create console users or reset console user passwords, Secure Configuration Manager adds or changes these credentials in the database.