Re: The Security of MySQL

[gerald_clark]

I your customers have root access to their machine, then there is no 
security, nor can there be.

Dyego Souza do Carmo wrote:

MM> You should use the filesystem security your operating system provides to
MM> prevent common users from copying the database files. The directory that 
MM> the database files resides in only needs to allow access by the user 
MM> that the MySQL server is running as. If you do this, only users who know 
MM> the MySQL user's password can 'copy' the databases.

I work with notary officers on "brazil" ... and my product i sell ! , the "users"
(competitors) can be "copy" my system to sell to other users... this
is terrible to my software house... the MySQL is not prepared for this
?
exists the method to secure a table with "password" ? or the secure is
only the filesystem permissions ?


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