Chapter 12. Security
The focus of this chapter is on what you can do as a MySQL administrator to maintain the security and integrity of your MySQL installation. We have already touched on a few security-related topics in Chapter 11, "General MySQL Administration," such as the importance of setting up the initial MySQL root password and how to set up user accounts. Those topics were dealt with as part of the process of getting your installation up and running. In this chapter, we'll look more closely at security-related issues:
Why security is important and what kind of attacks you should guard against
What risks you face from users on the server host (internal security) and what you can do about it
What risks you face from clients connecting to ...
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