Microsoft Windows Vista includes a two-way firewall. TO THE TOP
On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:52:49 -0800, "Sam Hobbs"
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"FromTheRafters" wrote in message
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My point is that there is no middle ground - if you don't trust it to
access the internet, don't have it on your system (who knows what other
horrible things it could be doing that you aren't aware of).
Using that logic, most users of SQL Server should not use it. SQL Server can
communicate over a network, including the network, but Microsoft recommends
not allowing SQL Server to access the internet unless there is a need for
it. I think the MBSA suggests closing the SQL Server ports if they are open.
I'm convinced that's configurable and therefore doesn't need a PFW to
"control" it.
MySQL is worse, unless they fixed it in the past few years. It does, or at
least did, require access to the internet in order to communicate among
processes in a single system. I think it used localhost and therefore
perhaps it is possible to configure firewalls to only allow localhost but
that is still more than what you are suggesting to allow, correct?
Since when did localhost reside on the Internet?
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