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MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual  / ...  / Security  / Security Plugins  / MySQL Enterprise Firewall  /  MySQL Enterprise Firewall Reference

6.4.6.4 MySQL Enterprise Firewall Reference

The following sections provide a reference to MySQL Enterprise Firewall elements:

MySQL Enterprise Firewall Tables

MySQL Enterprise Firewall maintains profile information on a per-group and per-account basis, using tables in the firewall database for persistent storage and Information Schema tables to provide views into in-memory cached data. When enabled, the firewall bases operational decisions on the cached data. The firewall database can be themysql system database or a custom schema (seeInstalling MySQL Enterprise Firewall).

Tables in the firewall database are covered in this section. For information about MySQL Enterprise Firewall Information Schema tables, seeSection 24.7, “INFORMATION_SCHEMA MySQL Enterprise Firewall Tables”.

Eachmysql system database table is accessible only by accounts that have theSELECT privilege for it. TheINFORMATION_SCHEMA tables are accessible by anyone.

Themysql.firewall_users table lists names and operational modes of registered firewall account profiles. The table has the following columns (with the corresponding Information SchemaMYSQL_FIREWALL_USERS table having similar but not necessarily identical columns):

  • USERHOST

    The account profile name. Each account name has the formatuser_name@host_name.

  • MODE

    The current operational mode for the profile. Permitted mode values areOFF,DETECTING,PROTECTING,RECORDING, andRESET. For details about their meanings, seeFirewall Concepts.

Themysql.firewall_whitelist table lists allowlist rules of registered firewall account profiles. The table has the following columns (with the corresponding Information SchemaMYSQL_FIREWALL_WHITELIST table having similar but not necessarily identical columns):

  • USERHOST

    The account profile name. Each account name has the formatuser_name@host_name.

  • RULE

    A normalized statement indicating an acceptable statement pattern for the profile. A profile allowlist is the union of its rules.

  • ID

    An integer column that is a primary key for the table. This column was added in MySQL 5.7.23.

MySQL Enterprise Firewall Stored Procedures

MySQL Enterprise Firewall stored procedures perform tasks such as registering profiles with the firewall, establishing their operational mode, and managing transfer of firewall data between the cache and persistent storage. These procedures invoke administrative functions that provide an API for lower-level tasks.

Firewall stored procedures are created in themysql system database. To invoke a firewall stored procedure, either do so whilemysql is the default database, or qualify the procedure name with the database name. For example:

CALL mysql.sp_set_firewall_mode(user,mode);

The following list describes each firewall stored procedure:

  • sp_reload_firewall_rules(user)

    This stored procedure provides control over firewall operation for individual account profiles. The procedure uses firewall administrative functions to reload the in-memory rules for an account profile from the rules stored in themysql.firewall_whitelist table.

    Arguments:

    • user: The name of the affected account profile, as a string inuser_name@host_name format.

    Example:

    CALL mysql.sp_reload_firewall_rules('fwuser@localhost');
    Warning

    This procedure clears the account profile in-memory allowlist rules before reloading them from persistent storage, and sets the profile mode toOFF. If the profile mode was notOFF prior to thesp_reload_firewall_rules() call, usesp_set_firewall_mode() to restore its previous mode after reloading the rules. For example, if the profile was inPROTECTING mode, that is no longer true after callingsp_reload_firewall_rules() and you must set it toPROTECTING again explicitly.

  • sp_set_firewall_mode(user,mode)

    This stored procedure establishes the operational mode for a firewall account profile, after registering the profile with the firewall if it was not already registered. The procedure also invokes firewall administrative functions as necessary to transfer firewall data between the cache and persistent storage. This procedure may be called even if themysql_firewall_mode system variable isOFF, although setting the mode for a profile has no operational effect until the firewall is enabled.

    Arguments:

    • user: The name of the affected account profile, as a string inuser_name@host_name format.

    • mode: The operational mode for the profile, as a string. Permitted mode values areOFF,DETECTING,PROTECTING,RECORDING, andRESET. For details about their meanings, seeFirewall Concepts.

    Switching an account profile to any mode butRECORDING synchronizes its firewall cache data to themysql system database tables that provide persistent underlying storage. Switching the mode fromOFF toRECORDING reloads the allowlist from themysql.firewall_whitelist table into the cache.

    If an account profile has an empty allowlist, its mode cannot be set toPROTECTING because the profile would reject every statement, effectively prohibiting the account from executing statements. In response to such a mode-setting attempt, the firewall produces a diagnostic message that is returned as a result set rather than as an SQL error:

    mysql> CALL mysql.sp_set_firewall_mode('a@b','PROTECTING');+----------------------------------------------------------------------+| set_firewall_mode(arg_userhost, arg_mode)                            |+----------------------------------------------------------------------+| ERROR: PROTECTING mode requested for a@b but the whitelist is empty. |+----------------------------------------------------------------------+1 row in set (0.02 sec)Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)
MySQL Enterprise Firewall Administrative Functions

MySQL Enterprise Firewall administrative functions provide an API for lower-level tasks such as synchronizing the firewall cache with the underlying system tables.

Under normal operation, these functions are invoked by the firewall stored procedures, not directly by users. For that reason, these function descriptions do not include details such as information about their arguments and return types.

Firewall Account Profile Functions

These functions perform management operations on firewall account profiles:

  • read_firewall_users(user,mode)

    This aggregate function updates the firewall account profile cache through aSELECT statement on themysql.firewall_users table. It requires theSUPER privilege.

    Example:

    SELECT read_firewall_users('fwuser@localhost', 'RECORDING')FROM mysql.firewall_users;
  • read_firewall_whitelist(user,rule)

    This aggregate function updates the recorded-statement cache for the named account profile through aSELECT statement on themysql.firewall_whitelist table. It requires theSUPER privilege.

    Example:

    SELECT read_firewall_whitelist('fwuser@localhost', fw.rule)FROM mysql.firewall_whitelist AS fwWHERE USERHOST = 'fwuser@localhost';
  • set_firewall_mode(user,mode)

    This function manages the account profile cache and establishes the profile operational mode. It requires theSUPER privilege.

    Example:

    SELECT set_firewall_mode('fwuser@localhost', 'RECORDING');
Firewall Miscellaneous Functions

These functions perform miscellaneous firewall operations:

MySQL Enterprise Firewall System Variables

MySQL Enterprise Firewall supports the following system variables. Use them to configure firewall operation. These variables are unavailable unless the firewall is installed (seeSection 6.4.6.2, “Installing or Uninstalling MySQL Enterprise Firewall”).

  • mysql_firewall_mode

    Command-Line Format--mysql-firewall-mode[={OFF|ON}]
    System Variablemysql_firewall_mode
    ScopeGlobal
    DynamicYes
    TypeBoolean
    Default ValueON

    Whether MySQL Enterprise Firewall is enabled (the default) or disabled.

  • mysql_firewall_trace

    Command-Line Format--mysql-firewall-trace[={OFF|ON}]
    System Variablemysql_firewall_trace
    ScopeGlobal
    DynamicYes
    TypeBoolean
    Default ValueOFF

    Whether the MySQL Enterprise Firewall trace is enabled or disabled (the default). Whenmysql_firewall_trace is enabled, forPROTECTING mode, the firewall writes rejected statements to the error log.

MySQL Enterprise Firewall Status Variables

MySQL Enterprise Firewall supports the following status variables. Use them to obtain information about firewall operational status. These variables are unavailable unless the firewall is installed (seeSection 6.4.6.2, “Installing or Uninstalling MySQL Enterprise Firewall”). Firewall status variables are set to 0 whenever theMYSQL_FIREWALL plugin is installed or the server is started. Many of them are reset to zero by themysql_firewall_flush_status() function (seeMySQL Enterprise Firewall Administrative Functions).