[GNC] Using a mysql database?

elvis elvis at dogonfire.com
Wed Mar 13 15:00:58 EDT 2019


It's trivial to reset a mysql password, if you are relying on that to 
provide ANY kind of security you might want to rethink.


Lawrence

On 13/3/19 10:53 pm, Joseph Vernice wrote:
> There are no logon credentials for an XML database, making it easy for 
> someone to access your data.  I use a mysql database that requires 
> credentials to log on.  Also, I change the port from the default 3306 
> to something else.  The port is blocked by my firewall.  I can do this 
> only because the DB server is on my LAN.
>
> On 3/12/2019 8:38 PM, Bucky Carr wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 3/12/2019 6:14 PM, Joseph Vernice wrote:
>>> Been using MySQL DB for gnu cash for many years, mainly because of
>>> security. Never had a problem. Very reliable and fast on my lan server.
>>> Not sure how fast over internet.
>>
>> Hi. Can you explain a bit how the MySQL db is more secure than the 
>> standard xml, for example?
>>
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