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Externally sourced configuration from external command or REST API for Percona Server for MySQL

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Is it possible to have the same feature as in MongoDB where parts of the configuration can be sourced externally such as the example cited here: https://www.percona.com/blog/externally-sourced-configuration-file-values-in-mongodb/

This could help obscure credentials especially if passwords are passed. Here are some potential variables it could obscure:

 

 

 

 

 

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CS0032280 CS0033115

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Jaime Sicam December 14, 2022 at 8:15 AM

It's different because the included files would still have the credentials in clear text. On the other hand, in MongoDB the configuration can be enumerated from command output or REST API.

Zsolt Parragi December 13, 2022 at 7:54 AM

Wouldn't !include or !includedir work for this? Described on this page: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/option-files.html

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Created December 13, 2022 at 5:53 AM
Updated June 17, 2024 at 12:49 PM