Some say that the best password is the one you don’t have to remember. That’s possible with MySQL, thanks to the auth_socket plugin and its MariaDB version unix_socket.
Neither of these plugins is new, and some words have been written about the auth_socket on this blog before, for example: how to change passwords in MySQL […]
Hi everyone! This is one of the most requested subjects to our support team and I’d like to share the steps as a tutorial blog post. Today, we will set up internal authentication using x.509 certificates as well as enabling TSL/SSL.
If using authentication in MongoDB, there are two ways to configure intra-cluster authentication:
Using a […]
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Summary
On September 24, 2019, Percona’s IT and IT Security teams were made aware of a denial of service attack on www.percona.com/forums. We use vBulletin to host Percona Forums, which was subjected to a zero-day pre-authentication remote code execution. This vulnerability potentially allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute code on, or possibly complete control […]
Docker Security Considerations – PART I
Why Docker Security Matters
It is a fact that Docker has found widespread use during the past years, mostly because it is very easy to use as well as fast and easy to deploy when compared with a full-blown virtual machine. More and more servers are being operated as Docker […]
In the last few days, there has been information released about yet another alleged data leak, placing in jeopardy “…[the] personal information on hundreds of millions of American adults, as well as millions of businesses.” In this case, the “victim” was Exactis, for whom data collection and data security are core business functions.
Some takeaways […]
