Ah I did not know that. Excellent.
Still does not get round the issue that MySQL in most default binary distributions does not include SSL. Which I think is a shame, but then again is probably a lib issue. Thanks for that. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: Eamon Daly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 August 2004 19:28 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MySQL Secure Connection(e.g. SSL) Question > > > FYI, DBD::MySQL does support SSL. See > > http://search.cpan.org/~rudy/DBD-mysql-2.9004/lib/DBD/mysql.pm > > and search for mysql_ssl. You'll need to provide > > mysql_ssl_client_key > mysql_ssl_client_cert > mysql_ssl_ca_file > > as part of the DSN on the perl side, and set ssl-ca, > ssl-key, and ssl-cert on the server. > > There's more on the subject at mysql.com: > > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Secure_requirements.html > > ____________________________________________________________ > Eamon Daly > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 11:12 AM > Subject: RE: MySQL Secure Connection(e.g. SSL) Question > > > > > 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? > > > > What about stunnel or ssh tunnels and then use DBD::mysql on top. > > > > ISTR that DBD::mysql cannot use SSL'ed mysql client > connections and your > > remote server would have to be complied to support it. > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > Thank You > > > > > > > > > -- > > > MySQL General Mailing List > > > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > > To unsubscribe: > > > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > -- > > MySQL General Mailing List > > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
