Many distributions of Linux have an option to install MySQL. In this case, or even if you compile MySQL, the default password is blank.
Make sure that you set password for the root user. This is the command:
mysql -u root mysql
SET PASSWORD FOR ‘root’@'localhost’ = PASSWORD(’s3cr3tp4s5w0rd’);
Posted on June 24th, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Debian, Open Source, Security, Ubuntu | No Comments »
Yesteday, I presented a full-day tutorial on SQL Injection & Session Hijacking In PHP Programming which seems to have been well received by those who attended. And today, I would like to present to you a new Inspekt Build available to be downloaded at Google Code.
What is Inspekt?
Inspekt acts as a sort of ‘firewall’ API [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: PHP Programming, Security | No Comments »
Yes. It’s True. Public Wifi can be dangerous if you don’t use it securely. Unsecured connections make it possible for anonymous attacker track your surfing. If you want to use Gmail in a public Wifi :
If you go to the default google mail page - http://gmail.google.com you will be redirected to a secure site to [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2007 by SMD
Filed under: Google, Security | 2 Comments »
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