[ADMIN] Very simple password for DB administrator

2010-01-12 Thread N K
By default, all connections to DB are restricted by only local ones. I use the only superuser with non-standard name and very simple password - "one" or "two", for example. Connection to DB is established over SSH. Is it safe such technique?

Re: [ADMIN] Very simple password for DB administrator

2010-01-12 Thread Achilleas Mantzios
Στις Tuesday 12 January 2010 10:33:56 ο/η N K έγραψε: > By default, all connections to DB are restricted by only local ones. I use > the only superuser with non-standard name and very simple password - "one" > or "two", for example. Connection to DB is established over SSH. Is it safe > such techni

Re: [ADMIN] Very simple password for DB administrator

2010-01-13 Thread Daniel J. Summers
N K wrote: By default, all connections to DB are restricted by only local ones. I use the only superuser with non-standard name and very simple password - "one" or "two", for example. Connection to DB is established over SSH. Is it safe such technique? That depends on what you're using the dat

Re: [ADMIN] Very simple password for DB administrator

2010-01-16 Thread Greg Stark
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:44 AM, Daniel J. Summers wrote: >  The non-standard name for the > superuser is a technique called "security by obscurity" > > Do users get unlimited SSH > attempts, or do you ban IPs after three to five failed attempts? A technique known as "built-in DOS vulnerabilities