SAP Security Guide: MySQL MaxDB
The following sections describe the security measures that you should observe for the MySQL MaxDB [SAP Library] database system.
- Security Measures for Database Standard Users [Page 5]
- Measures Under UNIX [Page 6]
- Measures Under Microsoft Windows [Page 9]
Security Measures for Database Standard Users
To protect the database standard users, you should:
- Changing the Passwords of the Standard Users
- Changing Server Authorizations for Users
Changing the Passwords of the Standard Users
To protect the standard database system users, change their passwords.
You may also want to assign the property [SAP Library] SECONDPASSWORD, to define a second password for a user. In this way, you can allow other people temporary access to work with a user account without needing to reveal or change the original password.
Prerequisites
The database instance is in an operational state [SAP Library] in which it is possible to change the password of the relevant user.
Procedure
See:
Database Manager GUI: Changing a User Password [SAP Library]
Database Manager CLI: Changing the DBM User Data
Changing Server Authorizations for Users
We recommend that zou assign the server authorizations [SAP Library] individually to the users. In this way, you distribute the various administration tasks between several users and administrators.
Procedure
Database Manager GUI: Changing the Server Authorizations [SAP Library]
Database Manager CLI: Changing the DBM User Data [SAP Library]
Changing the Database Manager Operator (DBM Operator) [SAP Library] with the Database Manager CLI
Add the following server authorization for the DBM operator DBM: Starting the database instance
Delete the following server authorization for the DBM operator DBM: Stopping the database instance
user_put DBM SERVERRIGHTS=+StartDB, -StopDB
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