On 06/12/2007, Michael Holloway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Guys > > I want to ask you opinion on this... > > I want to have a mysql asynchronous replication slave connected over the > internet (through IP validating firewalls, not VPN). > > Is it secure to just use a normal mysql connection? Or is the data > un-encrypted, and if so, how easy to sniff/intercept? > > I'm guessing that using an SSH tunnel (something i've never done before) > is the best way to do this?? > > Any opinions/pointers?
You can setup MySQL to use a secure connection without having to setup your own SSH tunnel. See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/secure-connections.html -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
