Security annoucement mailing-list ?

2001-02-26 Thread Nicolas GREGOIRE
Hi, is it possible to create (I don't think it already exists) a mailing-list just for security problems about MySQL. I'm very concerned about the security of my web sites, and I rely on MySQL to provide dynamic content. So, for the moment, I must subscribe to the general list and receive tons

Re: Security annoucement mailing-list ?

2001-02-26 Thread Nicolas GREGOIRE
I'd rather see them sent to the MySQL announcements list. It is already VERY low-traffic, and that seems like appropriate content. No sense creating another list just for the VERY occasional announcements when we already have one [mostly] for that purpose. It seems to be a good idea. My

Re: mysql -u root WITHOUT password !

2001-02-05 Thread Nicolas GREGOIRE
RENAULT Laurent a crit : I don't have mySQL root password ! Is the solution do a backup of databases and cleanup mysql install and re-install it ? If you have Unix root access, you can edit the table where is stored the encrypted password, and put a new one ... You can too re-install

Re: Mysql and security?

2001-02-01 Thread Nicolas GREGOIRE
msquared a crit : Perhaps you want to distribute a CD full of databases, and people buy access to specific databases. access = password IMHO, this method can't protect the content of the CD. Hace a closer look : - you have read acces to the CD (files-level read access), but your MySQL

Security issue

2001-01-18 Thread Nicolas GREGOIRE
Hi, Still not any info about the buffer-overflow discovered last week ? Shouldn't be fixed at the beginning of the week ? Please, dear MySQL team, give us info !! Regards, Nicob - Before posting, please check:

Re : mysql security issue, overflow

2001-01-15 Thread Nicolas GREGOIRE
Sergei Golubchik a crit : Hi! On Jan 12, Joo Gouveia wrote: Hi, I believe i've found a problem in MySql. Here are some test's i've made in 3.22.27 x86( also tested on v3.22.32 - latest stable, although i didn't debug it, just tested to see if crashes ). Confirmed up to latest