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Security Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)

SQL Server 2005

SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2012

Security information is exposed in catalog views that are optimized for performance and utility. When possible, use the following catalog views to access catalog metadata.

Database-Level Views

sys.database_permissions	sys.database_role_members
sys.database_principals	sys.master_key_passwords

Server-Level Views

sys.server_permissions	sys.sql_logins
sys.server_principals	sys.system_components_surface_area_configuration
sys.server_role_members

Encryption Views

sys.asymmetric_keys	sys.crypt_properties
sys.certificates	sys.key_encryptions
sys.credentials	sys.symmetric_keys

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