Re: Are MySql passwords sent in the clear?

Yes, I am only talking about remote connections.  This sounds like a
great idea Alexander, and it certainly looks doable in PHP:

http://themetricsystem.rjmetrics.com/2009/01/06/php-mysql-and-ssh-tunneling-port-forwarding/

Here's hoping that it will be just as easy to do it with Perl and DBI.

> If you are worried about a MySQL connection between two machines via the
> internet, use a VPN connection between the machines, or use a SSH
> connection from the client to the server, forwarding the MySQL port
> through the SSH connection. This way, you don't have to expose the MySQL
> server to the internet at all, which is probably a good idea anyway. In
> that case, it also doesn't matter if MySQL encrypts the password or not.
>
> Alexander