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 5.6.7 Using Secure Connections
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 Beginning with version 4.0.0, MySQL has support for secure (encrypted)
 connections between MySQL clients and the server using the Secure
 Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.  This section discusses how to use SSL
 connections.  It also describes a way to set up SSH on Windows.
 
 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 that requires the computer to do additional
 work and can delay other MySQL tasks.  For applications that require
 the security provided by encrypted connections, the extra computation
 is warranted.
 
 MySQL allows encryption to be enabled on a per-connection basis. You can
 choose a normal unencrypted connection or a secure encrypted SSL
 connection according the requirements of individual applications.
 

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* Secure basics               Basic SSL Concepts
* Secure requirements         Requirements
* Secure create certs         Setting Up SSL Certificates for MySQL
* Secure GRANT                SSL `GRANT' Options
* SSL options                 SSL Command-Line Options
* Windows and SSH             Connecting to MySQL Remotely from Windows with SSH
 
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