---
names: 
  full: "Google Cloud SQL Server Instance user connections Database Flag is set to a limiting (other than 0) value"
  contextual: "SQL Server Instance user connections Database Flag is set to a limiting (other than 0) value"
description: "It is recommended to check the user connections for a Cloud SQL SQL Server instance \ 
 to ensure that it is not artificially limiting connections."
type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
categories:
  - "RELIABILITY"
frameworkMappings:
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  - /frameworks/cloudaware/resource-reliability/system-configuration
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  - /frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/cm/07
  - /frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/cm/09
  - /frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/sa/10
  - /frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/sa/03
  - /frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/sa/08
  - /frameworks/pci-dss-v4.0/01/01/01
  - /frameworks/pci-dss-v4.0/01/02/01
  - /frameworks/pci-dss-v4.0/01/02/06
  - /frameworks/pci-dss-v4.0/01/02/07
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  - /frameworks/pci-dss-v4.0/02/01/01
  - /frameworks/pci-dss-v4.0/02/02/01
  - /frameworks/iso-iec-27001-2022/08/01
  - /frameworks/iso-iec-27001-2022/08/09
  - /frameworks/nist-csf-v1.1/pr-ip/01
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc7/01/02
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc7/01/03
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc7/01/04
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/01
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/02
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/03
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/04
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/05
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/06
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  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/08
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  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/13
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/14
  - /frameworks/soc-2/cc8/01/15
similarPolicies:
  cloudConformity:
    - url: "https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/gcp/CloudSQL/configure-user-connection-flag.html"
      name: "Configure 'user connections' Flag for SQL Server Database Instances"