On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:38 PM, S. Dale Morrey <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm still feeling a little paranoid and I'm wondering if there is any way > to do a certificate based login (MySQL or PostGres are options here). > Similar to how I use private certs instead of username password combos. > This way if my public box is compromised I can just revoke the cert.
Yup, MySQL can do SSL connections. Both just encryption, and cert authentication. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/ssl-connections.html It's a bit complicated to setup initially, but the docs aren't that bad. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
