I agree whole-heartedly with Matt's response - nice one.
However, one extra addition:
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> 6) If you need to have the system run over more than one server, run the
> connections between the Apache/PHP (front-end) and the MySQL (backend)
> servers over an ssh tunnel
Thanks for the replies so far. It seems we're all saying use SSL over
HTTP to secure the connection for the entire session. Now, how do I
actually go about doing this?
MOU
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This is what I thought Cheryl, but the main thing I'm after really is
pointers on how to do it. Is it just a case of programming my PHP +
This is what I thought Cheryl, but the main thing I'm after really is
pointers on how to do it. Is it just a case of programming my PHP +
MySQL app as normal but providing HTTPS addresses to my domain and
having an SSL certificate? Is it more complex than that?
MOU
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I don't know about the UK but in the US if there is any health information
whatsoever your security measures must include SSL and encryption of the
database.
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