Secure Connections

• MySQL supports secure connections between MySQL clients and the server using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
  • Secure connections are based on the OpenSSL API.

• The standard configuration of MySQL is intended to be as fast as possible, so encrypted connections are not used by default.
  • Doing so would make the client/server protocol much slower.
  • Encrypting data is a CPU-intensive operation requiring the computer to do additional work.
    • This can delay other MySQL tasks.

• MySQL allows encryption to be enabled on a per-connection basis.
  • Using normal unencrypted connections or a secure encrypted SSL connections depend on the requirements of individual applications.

How do I go about using SSL connections?

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