# How to secure MySQL for production deployments.

DevFeed: [How to secure MySQL for production deployments.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-secure-mysql-for-production-deployments-29828.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/securing-access-to-production-mysql-databases/>)

Author: sakshyam.shah@goteleport.com (Sakshyam Shah)

Published: 2021-06-30T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [hardening](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardening.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>), [network-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-security.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on securing MySQL for production deployments. It covers server and operating-system security, network access, authentication, database privileges, and protection against SQL injection and other common vulnerabilities.

## Source excerpt

MySQL is as popular with hackers as with developers. Learn how to secure MySQL for production deployments against SQL injection and other common vulnerabilities.