Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-31 Thread Yves Goergen
On 31.05.2006 14:46 (+0100), Paul DuBois wrote: > --ssl on the client side (mysql) isn't sufficient to enable an SSL > connection, as stated in the manual. That's why Joerg indicated the > use of the other options. Why do I need to provide the client with a certificate? I don't have one and I al

Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-31 Thread Yves Goergen
On 31.05.2006 12:47 (+0100), Joerg Bruehe wrote: > I said I am no SSL expert, I just go by this quote from the manual: Yes, I saw that. But it doesn't apply on Query Browser because there is no such option available in the UI. Btw, I cannot connect to MySQL5+SSL with Query Browser/Win but I can c

Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-31 Thread Joerg Bruehe
Hi Yves, all! Yves Goergen wrote: On 31.05.2006 10:21 (+0100), Joerg Bruehe wrote: According to your description below, where you got "Could not connect ...", you are given this warning if establishing the connection fails. So the remaining case is a client trying to connect to a server which

Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-31 Thread Yves Goergen
On 31.05.2006 10:21 (+0100), Joerg Bruehe wrote: > According to your description below, where you got "Could not connect > ...", you are given this warning if establishing the connection fails. > So the remaining case is a client trying to connect to a server which > does not support SSL, or does

Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-31 Thread Joerg Bruehe
Hi Yves, all! Yves Goergen wrote: On 30.05.2006 16:28 (+0100), Joerg Bruehe wrote: To find out whether your server(s) support(s) or not, you need to check the corresponding variables. All this is described in the manual, section "5.9.7. Using Secure Connections": I still think that the clie

Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-30 Thread Yves Goergen
On 30.05.2006 16:28 (+0100), Joerg Bruehe wrote: > To find out whether your server(s) support(s) or not, you need to check > the corresponding variables. All this is described in the manual, > section "5.9.7. Using Secure Connections": I still think that the client should actually inform me when

Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-30 Thread Joerg Bruehe
Hi Yves, all! Yves Goergen wrote: On 21.05.2006 00:16 (+0100), Yves Goergen wrote: Hello, I'm using MySQL Query Browser on Windows XP to connect to a remote MySQL 4.0 and 5.0 database server, both on Linux. In Query Browser, I can check the options "Use SSL if available" but how do I know if i

Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-30 Thread Yves Goergen
On 21.05.2006 00:16 (+0100), Yves Goergen wrote: > Hello, > I'm using MySQL Query Browser on Windows XP to connect to a remote MySQL > 4.0 and 5.0 database server, both on Linux. In Query Browser, I can > check the options "Use SSL if available" but how do I know if it is > available and used? I co

Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-21 Thread Phil Robbins
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Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-21 Thread Yves Goergen
On 21.05.2006 07:35 (+0100), paul rivers wrote: > Are you certain? Which version are you running? I don't have it on MySQL 4.0 and on MySQL 5.0 it has the value "0" so I guess it's not connecting through SSL. -- Yves Goergen "LonelyPixel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://beta.unclassified.de – My web

Re: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-20 Thread Yves Goergen
On 21.05.2006 00:38 (+0100), paul rivers wrote: > - Inspect the 'show status' variable of Ssl_accepts after a connection > attempt on an otherwise quiet mysql instance. I have no such status variable in my server. -- Yves Goergen "LonelyPixel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://beta.unclassified.de – My

RE: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-20 Thread paul rivers
, May 20, 2006 3:39 PM To: 'Yves Goergen'; 'List: MySQL' Subject: RE: How to find out about SSL connection? I've wrestled with the same question. The only options I came up with were: - Do as you suggest and require SSL for the account. - Inspect the 'show status&#x

RE: How to find out about SSL connection?

2006-05-20 Thread paul rivers
I've wrestled with the same question. The only options I came up with were: - Do as you suggest and require SSL for the account. - Inspect the 'show status' variable of Ssl_accepts after a connection attempt on an otherwise quiet mysql instance. - Sniff the traffic between client and server, but