Checklist Summary:

This document, CIS Oracle MySQL Community Server 5.6 Benchmark, provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for MySQL Community Server 5.6.

Checklist Role:

• Database Management System

Known Issues:

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Target Audience:

This document is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate Oracle MySQL Community Server 5.6.

Target Operational Environment:

• Managed

Testing Information:

This guide was tested against MySQL Community Server 5.6 running on Ubuntu Linux, but applies to other linux distributions as well.

Regulatory Compliance:

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Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

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Disclaimer:

Please see the below link for our current terms of use: https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Product Support:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

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Licensing:

Please see the below link for our current terms of use: https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Change History:

Revised the Disclaimer and Licensing to specify creative commons.
update to FINAL - 10/6/2016
updated URLs - 8/13/19
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updated URLs - 4/27/2022

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NIST checklist record last modified on 04/27/2022