CIS Oracle MySQL Enterprise Edition 9.7 v1.0.0 L1 MySQL RDBMS on Linux Unix

Audit Details

Name: CIS Oracle MySQL Enterprise Edition 9.7 v1.0.0 L1 MySQL RDBMS on Linux Unix

Updated: 8/19/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 29

File Details

Filename: CIS_Oracle_MySQL_Enterprise_Edition_9.7_v1.0.0_L1_MySQL_RDBMS_on_Linux_Unix.audit

Size: 105 kB

MD5: f82b2a14b0cd48e6fff266a2a71d0d8d
SHA256: 84e008b35caa5dab93727e061b560dfa4fb4f376d2a30c48e0749e1b1baea87d

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1 Place Databases on Non-System Partitions

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

1.2 Use Dedicated Least Privileged Account for MySQL Daemon/Service

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.4 Verify That the MYSQL_PWD Environment Variable is Not in Use

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

1.6 Verify That 'MYSQL_PWD' is Not Set in Users' Profiles

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.1.1 Backup Policy in Place

CONTINGENCY PLANNING

2.1.2 Verify Backups are Good

CONTINGENCY PLANNING

2.1.3 Secure Backup Credentials

ACCESS CONTROL, CONTINGENCY PLANNING, MEDIA PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.1.4 The Backups Should Be Properly Secured

CONTINGENCY PLANNING, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.1.6 Disaster Recovery (DR) Plan

CONTINGENCY PLANNING

2.1.7 Backup of Configuration and Related Files

CONTINGENCY PLANNING

2.3 Dedicate the Machine Running MySQL

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.4 Do Not Specify Passwords in the Command Line

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.6 Ensure Non-Default, Unique Cryptographic Material is in Use

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.19 Ensure FIPS 140-3 OpenSSL Cryptography Is Used

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

3.1 Ensure 'datadir' Has Appropriate Permissions

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

3.2 Ensure 'log_bin_basename' Files Have Appropriate Permissions

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

3.3 Ensure 'log_error' Has Appropriate Permissions

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

3.4 Ensure 'slow_query_log' Has Appropriate Permissions

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

3.5 Ensure 'relay_log_basename' Files Have Appropriate Permissions

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

3.6 Ensure 'general_log_file' Has Appropriate Permissions

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

3.7 Ensure SSL Key Files Have Appropriate Permissions

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

3.8 Ensure Plugin Directory Has Appropriate Permissions

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

3.9 Ensure 'audit_log_file' Has Appropriate Permissions

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

3.10 Secure MySQL Keyring

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

4.5 Ensure 'mysqld' is Not Started With '--skip-grant-tables'

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

6.4 Ensure 'log-raw' is Set to 'OFF'

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

7.2 Ensure Passwords are Not Stored in the Global Configuration

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

9.1 Ensure Replication Traffic is Secured

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

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