--- On Fri, 9/21/12, Jostein Elvaker Haande <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi, > > > > How "unstable" would it be to install a database server > such as MySQL on pfSense? > > Why would you not recommend installing MySQL on > pfSense, supposing I'd want it to do more than firewalling > (apart from the possible MySQL software "security" leaks). > > Hello Vieri, > > The whole point of a firewall is to add security to your > infrastructure. The way pfSense acheives this, is by acting > as a > secure entry point for your network. One of the reasons > pfSense is > secure, is that it only runs a limited set of services, > thus > minimizing the risk of potential threats posed by flaws in > the > programs/services running on the pfSense machine. > > By introducing more programs/services on the pfSense machine > that > doesn't really have *anything* to do with a firewall, you > add an extra > unnecessary layer of potential threats that might be exposed > if > someone gains access to your pfSense box or machines sitting > behind > it. > > The simple rule of firewalling: don't run anything that > isn't needed > on your firewall, keep it simple, keep it safe, and you'll > be able to > sleep tight at night :) > > You'd do yourself a *huge* favour by ditching your plans of > getting > mysql to run on your pfSense, and run it on another machine > on your > network. Thanks, I got it. However, suppose I did install it (just for kicks). Would the MySQL server installed on pfSense run just as stable as if it were installed on a native FreeBSD system? (supposing for a moment that "security" is not an issue - I'm referring to stability and performance) Vieri _______________________________________________ List mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
