Details
Utilizing unique database accounts across applications will reduce the impact of a compromised MySQL account.
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Solution
Add/Remove users so that each user is only used for one specific purpose. Impact: If a user is reused then a compromise of this user will compromise multiple parts of the system and/or application.
Supportive Information
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This control applies to the following type of system Unix.