MySQL Enterprise Data Masking and De-Identification hides sensitive information by replacing real values with substitutes in order to protect sensitive data while they are still look real and consistent.
Since MySQL 5.7 one can put indexes on expressions, aka functional indexes, using generated columns. Basically you first need to use the generated column to define the functional expression, then indexed this column.
Quite useful when dealing with JSON functions, you can find an example here and the documentation there.
Starting with MySQL 8.0.13 we have now an easiest way to create functional indexes (or functional key parts as mentioned in the documentation) \o/
Let’s see how with a quick practical example.
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a popular way for moving data between various systems, including databases. Starting with 5.7 MySQL implemented a native JSON data type and a set of JSON functions that allows you to perform operations on JSON values.
In the old days, when we wanted to strengthen our skills the only option was to buy a good book. Nowadays one can find a lot of resources on the Internet, however quality is often poor.
Fortunately there are still some great people who are brave enough to write new books that will help a new generation of women and men to build modern applications with MySQL the world’s most popular open source database.
Let me introduce you 3 MySQL books : Introducing the MySQL 8 Document Store / MySQL and JSON: A Practical Programming Guide / Pro MySQL NDB Cluster
In this seventh episode of the MySQL Security series, we will see how MySQL Enterprise Firewall can help you to strengthen the protection of your data, in real-time, against cyber security threats like SQL Injection attacks by monitoring, alerting, and blocking unauthorized database activity without any changes to your applications.
In this sixth episode of the MySQL Security series, we will see how data-at-rest encryption helps organizations implement stronger security controls and satisfy regulatory compliance.
You will be able to protect the privacy of your information, prevent data breaches and help meet popular regulatory requirements including GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA with MySQL Enterprise Transparent Data Encryption aka TDE.
In order to spot database misuse and/or to prove compliance to popular regulations including GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA, … database administrators can be required to record and audit database activities. In this fifth episode of the MySQL Security series, we will see what MySQL Enterprise Audit provide to help organizations implement stronger security controls and satisfy regulatory compliance.
An ordinary threat databases could face is an attempt to discover the password by systematically trying every possible combination (letters, numbers, symbols). This is known as a brute force attack.
In this fourth episode of the MySQL 5.7 Security series, we will see how the MySQL DBA can leverage the Connection-Control Plugins to slow down brute force attacks.
For security reasons some context require you to setup a user account locking policy. Thus an unauthorized user is not able (anymore) to login to the MySQL server. In this 3rd article of the MySQL 5.7 Security series, we will see how to [un]lock a user account.
Some regulations required that the password is renewed in a timely and appropriate manner (e.g. every 90 days). In this article, 2nd of the MySQL 5.7 Security series, we will see how to to establish a policy for password expiration with MySQL 5.7 Password Management.
