RE: Acid / MySQL question

[Thomas Whipp <tkw () objectronix co uk>]

But in mysql the username is actually a combination of
username and source (FQDN or IP) - there is nothing to stop
you having a single username/password for all nodes and then
revoking connect (use) priviledges on a per IP basis.

        Tom

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron [mailto:lilnick () nepenthes org]
> Sent: 08 November 2001 18:18
> To: Thomas Whipp
> Cc: lance () honeynet org; snort-users () lists sourceforge net
> Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Acid / MySQL question
>
>
> My guess would be this is intended to make the sensors 
> "disposable" to 
> some degree. If they are compromised, their credentials in

> the db can be 
> removed and a new sensor can be put in place with new
ones. 
> Aaron
>
> On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Thomas Whipp wrote:
>
> ;To be honest I'm not convinced of the benfifit of
multiple
> ;user accounts for MySQL - you can't do row level
permissions
> ;so you don't really gain anything.  Perhaps if you where
> ;doing stuff with oracle then it would make sense.

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