SECURITY AND TRUST
Database security basics for a production application
A practical security model for database credentials, encrypted connections, access boundaries, logging, and incident response.
Database security is a system of boundaries. It protects the connection, the credentials, the data, the operator workflow, and the recovery process.
Protect connection credentials
Credentials belong on the server side and should be encrypted at rest. They should not be sent to browsers, placed in public URLs, written to logs, or included in support screenshots.
Use least privilege
Separate application access from administrative access where possible. A service should receive only the permissions it needs for its job, and elevated actions should be deliberate and auditable.
Design for incident response
A security plan should identify how credentials are rotated, how suspicious activity is escalated, how sessions are revoked, and how customers are informed without exposing unnecessary internal details.