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Update mssql jdbc driver to enable new authentication options

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Description

### Current Behavior

The current version used for the mssql jdbc driver is 11.2.3. This version allows most of the authentication options using azure active directory. However, it only allows to use passwordless authentication from VM via Managed Identites.

### Proposed Behavior

Latest released driver version 12.3.1 allows using a new type of authentication recently introduced in azure (Azure Workload Identity). With this version it would be possible to implement passwordless authentication from a container environment like Kubernetes.

### Checklist

- [X] I have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#filing-issues)
- [X] I have checked the [existing issues](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/issues) for whether this enhancement was already requested

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Locate the project dependency declaration for the Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver and check how its current version is managed. Update the driver reference to 12.3.1, then run the existing build and relevant tests to confirm the dependency resolves and authentication-related behavior remains intact.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure, java, sql
Domain
authentication, cloud, databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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