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Password expiration policy in MySQL Server 5.7

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I’ve previously noted my wish to have a comprehensive password policy in MySQL Server.  MySQL Server 5.7.4 takes a significant step towards this goal by adding native support for enforcing password lifetime policy.  This complements the validate_password plugin introduced in MySQL Server 5.6, which helps ensure adequate password complexity, and builds on the password expiration mechanism also introduced in MySQL Server 5.6.  This new feature has a new documentation page, and is covered in the MySQL Server 5.7.4 change logs, which state:

MySQL now enables database administrators to establish a policy for automatic password expiration: Any user who connects to the server using an account for which the password is past its permitted lifetime must change the password.

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SF MySQL Meetup Presentation: Changes in MySQL 5.7

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Last Wednesday, I spoke at the San Francisco MySQL Meetup on the topic of changes coming in MySQL 5.7 (and later).  We actually went through two different slide decks; the first on features being considered for deprecation in MySQL 5.7 (or later), and the second set providing a brief overview of the new features and benefits already introduced in MySQL 5.7 via the development milestone releases (DMRs) published to date.  A big thanks to the entire SF Meetup group, and in particular the organizers (Erin, Mike and Darren), for having me.  The event was streamed and recorded, and you can view the full presentation on YouTube.  The slide deck can be found here.

The discussion around proposed deprecation was good, and this blog serves to document my own notes about what was said – giving others an opportunity to provide additional feedback.  Feel free to comment either to reinforce or offer alternative perspectives on the feedback noted.  There’s also some post-presentation clarification mixed in:

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