Security

SELinux for beginners

Do you know the following situation: You are following a step by step tutorial on the web and on your environment does not work as expected because of SELinux. Your looking on search engines command how you can disable the(…)

The evolution of MySQL authentication mechanism

The authentication, the first level of security for each IT system, is the stage to verify the user identity through the basic username and password scheme. It is crucial to have a mechanism to protect and secure password storing and(…)

Recover data from Azure backup

During my last blog-post I experienced to use Azure backup to protect an on-premise Windows server. To recover data from Azure backup we need to use the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services console (MARS). This service and its management(…)

Email Spoofing

Have you ever had this unhealthy sensation of being accused of facts that do not concern you? To feel helpless in the face of an accusing mail, which, because of its imperative and accusing tone,(…)

MySQL 8 and Security – Encryption of binary logs

As I discussed in some of my recent talks at conferences (at the DOAG for example), MySQL 8 came out with new features which bring lots of improvements in terms of security.

Password Verification Policy in MySQL 8.0.13

The new release 8.0.13 for MySQL is available since last week. Concerning security, this comes with a new feature already announced: the Password Verification Policy. Let's have a look...

MySQL 8.0 – Roles are finally there

Roles have been existing on many RDBMS for a long time by now. Starting from version 8.0, this functionality is finally there for MySQL. The most important advantage is to define only once a role that includes a “set(…)