RE: MySQL and DMZ's

["David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>]

> The most correct scenario to me, is to install 2 servers and replicate
> information from the internal MySQL to the one housed on the DMZ. To
> accomplish this I only need to open the correct ports on my 
> firewalls. 

  More importantly, the communication is opened from the internal (trusted,
we hope) network to the DMZ, so you can continue to block ALL session 
initiation in the other direction.  A DMZ that can initiate communications 
to the internal network would be a Bad Idea.

Dave Gillett



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