General Security Guidelines – MySQL Security

MySQL Cluster

This article describes general security issues to be aware of and what you can do to make your MySQL installation more secure against attack or misuse. Anyone using MySQL on a computer connected to the Internet should read this section to avoid the most common security mistakes. In discussing security, it is necessary to consider fully … Read more

Security Issues With LOAD DATA LOCAL – MySQL Security

MySQL Cluster

The LOAD DATA statement can load a file that is located on the server host, or it can load a file that is located on the client host when the LOCAL keyword is specified. There are two potential security issues with supporting the LOCAL version of LOAD DATA statements: The transfer of the file from … Read more