Enforce SSL Is Not Enabled for MySQL Database Server

Overview

SSL connectivity helps to provide a new layer of security by connecting database server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between database server and client applications helps protect against "man in the middle" attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and application.

Vendor

Azure

Cloud Service

MySQL

Related Controls

CIS Azure v2.0.0 4.4.1

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/mysql/single-server/concepts-ssl-connection-security, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/mysql/single-server/how-to-configure-ssl, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/security-controls-v3-data-protection#dp-3-encrypt-sensitive-data-in-transit

Severity

4

Item Types

Microsoft.DBforMySQL.servers.databases