Do Not Reuse User Accounts

Details

Utilizing unique database accounts across applications will reduce the impact of a compromised MySQL account.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Add/Remove users so that each user is only used for one specific purpose.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

Source

Updated on July 16, 2022
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