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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">El 14/09/2014 a las #4, Chris escribió:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:5414E351.10306@gmail.com" type="cite">theoretical
security concerns</blockquote>
Hello Chris, <br>
<br>
<span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">Someone
said</span> <span class="hps">root</span> <span class="hps">access?</span></span><br>
<span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps"><br>
<paranoid</span>_<span class="hps">mode</span>=<span
class="hps">on/></span></span><br>
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Is not theoretical issue is real big security problem.<br>
<br>
I am assuming you have a connected server to Internet and is not a
home network.<br>
The short answer is "No". Never use root password for a service a<span
id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">ccessible</span>
</span><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span
id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">by</span> <span
class="hps">anyone</span> <span class="hps"></span></span> <span
class="hps">from outside. Never.<br>
</span></span><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span
class=""><br>
A user for all databases?:<br>
Yes, Why not?<br>
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Add some additional security to your database server.<br>
Strong Username/password credentials<br>
Setup your MySQL server in other port than 3306<br>
Setup your MySQL server for allow connections from some
configured hosts.<br>
Setup your Firewall tables database server port for accept only
from configured IPs<br>
</span></span><br>
<span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class=""><i>"May
the Force be with you"<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Luisillo<br>
</i><br>
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