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title: "Server public Permissions | Microsoft Docs"
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# Server public Permissions
  This rule determines whether the public server role has server permissions. Every login that is created on the server is a member of the public server role. If this condition is met, every login on the server will have server permissions.  
  
## Best Practices Recommendations  
 Do not grant server permissions to the server public role.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  After setup completes the **PUBLIC** role has `CONNECT` permission on all the endpoints except the **Dedicated Admin Connection**. This is normal and should not be normally changed. (Access is controlled by using the `CONNECT SQL` permission which is automatically granted when new logins are created.)  
  
### For more information  
 [Securing SQL Server](../security/securing-sql-server.md)