Mechtilde schrieb:
MysQl has no SSL mode for sending the data to the client.
I think you can't put it this way. SSL support is available in general:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/secure-using-ssl.html
However, some clients and/or operating systems might not support it.
For example "mysqlnd" (MySQL native driver for PHP") does not yet
support SSL encryption. PHP users need to stay with the good old C API
and its library to use SSL. As the use of the old or new library
(mysqlnd) is transparent to the PHP user, its no problem to continue
using the old library, if you really need SSL.
Wheter the new native OpenOffice Connector will support it in early
versions remains to be seen. Personally, I don't think its a killer
feature and must-have for the first version. But we shall listen to the
demands of the users...
Steve,
like others explained already your administrator/webhost its most likely
concerned about the fact that they have to enable *any* remote
connection at all. SSL, VPN, SSH tunnels and firewalls are the usual
measures to secure the connection.
Ulf
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