Hello.
Somebody with the sniffer on the transit router could get enough information about MySQL credentials. Try to use SSL connection. Nikola Skoric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm wondering whether there is a way to hack into my database if I'm= > connecting with PHP > from remote web server to my MySQL server with unencrypted connection? I'm= > using phpBB > forums (residing on one server and using the database on other server) which= > do not suport > SSH connections, so I'd like to know if I'm opening a security hole in my= > system this way? > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]