Re: MySQL Secure Connection(e.g. SSL) Question

This all strikes me as somewhat odd, since there is a --ssl flag which one
can use to build DBD::mysql with SSL support.  Unfortunately, I've never
personally figured out how to actually utilize it, but maybe others are more
knowledgeable...

  Issac

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joshua J. Kugler" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: MySQL Secure Connection(e.g. SSL) Question


> Something else to check out is Stunnel.  It creates SSL tunnels between
hosts
> without requiring logins (basically port redirection).  Also, MySQL has
built
> in SSL now, so you might want to look at that.
>
> j----- k-----
>
> On Wednesday 25 August 2004 08:10 am, [email protected] said something
like:
> > Something else I have done in the past was to use Cygwin to create an
SSH
> > session with the remote computer and use the remote computer's MySQL
> > client/tools.
> >
> > If you are used to working in a "Terminal Server" session (I think they
> > now call it "Remote Desktop Connectivity") it will feel very familiar.
I
> > also fiddled around with Cygwin long enough and hard enough (translate:
I
> > spent lots of time reading groups and docs and experimenting) to enable
me
> > to create local X windows so that I could run a full GUI shell (GNOME or
> > KDE, I can't remember) remotely. Please don't ask me how I got it all
set
> > up as I only did it once and it was a long while ago. I know it's
possible
> > because I did it and it worked well for my situation.
> >
> > FWIW,
> > Shawn Green
> > Database Administrator
> > Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine
> >
> > "Paul Maine" <[email protected]> wrote on 08/24/2004 12:03:19 PM:
> > > I need to connect to a remote MySQL database from a PC using SSL. I
> >
> > would
> >
> > > prefer to connect using perl DBD. Does anyone have a suggestion how I
> >
> > can
> >
> > > accomplish this task or an alternative solution?
> > >
> > > Thank You
> > >
> > >
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