docs(kb): update Auditor TLS 1.2 SQL article with current OLE DB driver guidance

docs/kb/auditor/configuration-and-setup/sql-server-auditing/how_to_make_netwrix_auditor_upload_data_to_sql_using_tls_1.2.md

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+---
+description: >-
+  This article describes how to configure Netwrix Auditor and SQL Server to communicate via a secure channel using TLS 1.2.
+keywords:
+  - Netwrix Auditor
+  - SQL Server
+  - TLS 1.2
+  - SSL
+  - OLE DB Driver
+  - MSOLEDBSQL19
+  - MSOLEDBSQL
+  - SQLNCLI11
+  - SQL Server Native Client
+  - SNAC
+  - secure channel
+  - certificate
+sidebar_label: Configure the Auditor SQL Server Connection Using TLS 1.2
+tags:
+  - kb
+  - configuration-and-setup
+title: "Configuring the Auditor SQL Server Connection Using TLS 1.2"
+knowledge_article_id: kA00g000000H9dBCAS
+products:
+  - auditor
+---
+
+# Configuring the Auditor SQL Server Connection Using TLS 1.2
+
+## Overview
+
+This article describes how to configure Netwrix Auditor and SQL Server to communicate via a secure channel using TLS 1.2. For background on TLS 1.2 and SQL Server compatibility, see [TLS 1.2 Support for Microsoft SQL Server ⸱ Microsoft](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3135244/tls-1-2-support-for-microsoft-sql-server). If you encounter the following error when using the **Search** function in Netwrix Auditor, follow the instructions below:
+
+```
+Sql Server error occurred (18, [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (SECDoClientHandshake().]SSL Security error.)
+```
+
+## Instructions
+
+1. Enable TLS 1.2 on both servers. Use the Microsoft guide to configure it: [Enabling TLS 1.2 ⸱ Microsoft](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/core/plan-design/security/enable-tls-1-2).
+2. Ensure the Netwrix Auditor host trusts the certificate used for the connection.
+3. Ensure the Auditor host has one of the following drivers installed, listed in order of preference:
+   - Microsoft OLE DB Driver 19 for SQL Server
+   - Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 for SQL Server
+   - SQL Server Native Client (SNAC), version 2011.110.7001.00 or later
+
+   > **NOTE:** Microsoft deprecated SQL Server Native Client, including SQLNCLI and SQLNCLI11, and removed it in SQL Server 2025.
+
+4. If the required driver is not installed, download and install the [Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server ⸱ Microsoft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/oledb/download-oledb-driver-for-sql-server).
+5. Restart the **Netwrix Auditor Archive Service**.