Store 'sensitive' data in MySQL DB
问题 How should 'sensitive' data be stored in MySQL Database? 1) Should I focus more on the security of the MySQL database and store the data as plain text? I found a step by step tutorial on how to make a MySQL database more secure: http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/securing-mysql-step-step 2) Should I encrypt the data? If yes, then how should the encryption be done? Using MySQL aes_encrypt/aes_decrypt? Using PHP AES functions/algorithm for encrypting/decrypting data? How should the data