disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, is there any configuration directive of disabling the output of the MySQL servers version number? Thanks Florian -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Paul DuBois
At 16:45 +0100 3/24/03, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi, is there any configuration directive of disabling the output of the MySQL servers version number? Thanks Florian No, why? -- Paul DuBois http://www.kitebird.com/ sql, query -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives:

Re: disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Florian Effenberger
No, why? Part of my security concept, I generally disable all version numbers. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Joseph Bueno
Florian Effenberger wrote: No, why? Part of my security concept, I generally disable all version numbers. You can patch mysql source and recompile ;) However, if someone has enough access rights on your system to run select version();, showing mysql version number should be the least

RE: disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Jeremy Tinley
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: disabling version number Florian Effenberger wrote: No, why? Part of my security concept, I generally disable all version numbers. You can patch mysql source and recompile ;) However, if someone has enough access rights on your system to run select

Re: disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Florian Effenberger
;-) - Original Message - From: Joseph Bueno [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Florian Effenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 5:39 PM Subject: Re: disabling version number You can patch mysql source and recompile ;) However, if someone has enough access

RE: disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Paul DuBois
the original poster had in mind of preventing. -Original Message- From: Joseph Bueno [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:39 AM To: Florian Effenberger Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: disabling version number Florian Effenberger wrote: No, why? Part of my

RE: disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Adam Nelson
:39 AM To: Florian Effenberger Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: disabling version number Florian Effenberger wrote: No, why? Part of my security concept, I generally disable all version numbers. You can patch mysql source and recompile ;) However, if someone has enough

RE: disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Keith C. Ivey
On 24 Mar 2003 at 11:02, Jeremy Tinley wrote: but paying for a low end account, finding the version number the host is running and finding an exploit for that version would probably be what the original poster had in mind of preventing. Suppose you prevented customers from seeing the version

RE: disabling version number

2003-03-24 Thread Paul DuBois
: Re: disabling version number Florian Effenberger wrote: No, why? Part of my security concept, I generally disable all version numbers. You can patch mysql source and recompile ;) However, if someone has enough access rights on your system to run select version();, showing mysql