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+##! Software identification and extraction for MySQL traffic.
+
+@load base/frameworks/software
+
+module MySQL;
+
+export {
+	redef enum Software::Type += {
+		## Identifier for MySQL servers in the software framework.
+		SERVER,
+	};
+}
+
+event mysql_server_version(c: connection, ver: string)
+	{
+	if ( ver == "" )
+		return;
+	
+	Software::found(c$id, [$unparsed_version=ver, $host=c$id$resp_h, $software_type=SERVER]);
+	}
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