I believe MySQL 4.1 has support for ssl replication but it's still alpha at the moment.
If you are referring to connecting to a MySQL server from an application to query it then the following applies:
---from the manual--- When you connect to a MySQL server, you normally should use a password. The password is not transmitted in clear text over the connection, however the encryption algorithm is not very strong, and with some effort a clever attacker can crack the password if he is able to sniff the traffic between the client and the server. If the connection between the client and the server goes through an untrusted network, you should use an SSH tunnel to encrypt the communication. ---------------------
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Security.html
Thanks for the link. I am mostly concerned with data security. I'll
probably wind up using ssh or stunnel.
-- Jim Richardson http://www.eskimo.com/~warlock I'll get a life when it is proven and substantiated to be better than what I am currently experiencing.
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