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CIS MySQL 8.0 Enterprise Linux OS L1 v1.4.0

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Audit Details

Name: CIS MySQL 8.0 Enterprise Linux OS L1 v1.4.0

Updated: 12/16/2025

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.1

Estimated Item Count: 27

File Details

Filename: CIS_MySQL_8.0_Enterprise_Benchmark_v1.4.0_Level_1_OS_Linux.audit

Size: 45.9 kB

MD5: 20f678b271c2c97be579280f35b8c625
SHA256: 0c0bfa34e88b771b1d16e7071374e8e9fa3161fa412c0be30759e95c26074777

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1 Place Databases on Non-System Partitions
1.2 Use Dedicated Least Privileged Account for MySQL Daemon/Service
1.4 Verify That the MYSQL_PWD Environment Variable is Not in Use
1.6 Verify That 'MYSQL_PWD' is Not Set in Users' Profiles
2.1.1 Backup Policy in Place
2.1.2 Verify Backups are Good
2.1.3 Secure Backup Credentials
2.1.4 The Backups Should be Properly Secured
2.1.6 Disaster Recovery (DR) Plan
2.1.7 Backup of Configuration and Related Files
2.3 Dedicate the Machine Running MySQL
2.4 Do Not Specify Passwords in the Command Line
2.6 Ensure Non-Default, Unique Cryptographic Material is in Use
3.1 Ensure 'datadir' Has Appropriate Permissions
3.2 Ensure 'log_bin_basename' Files Have Appropriate Permissions
3.3 Ensure 'log_error' Has Appropriate Permissions
3.4 Ensure 'slow_query_log' Has Appropriate Permissions
3.5 Ensure 'relay_log_basename' Files Have Appropriate Permissions
3.6 Ensure 'general_log_file' Has Appropriate Permissions
3.7 Ensure SSL Key Files Have Appropriate Permissions
3.8 Ensure Plugin Directory Has Appropriate Permissions
3.9 Ensure 'audit_log_file' Has Appropriate Permissions
3.10 Secure MySQL Keyring
4.5 Ensure 'mysqld' is Not Started With '--skip-grant-tables'
6.4 Ensure 'log-raw' is Set to 'OFF'
7.2 Ensure Passwords are Not Stored in the Global Configuration
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