Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:10:47 +0200 From: Bernt Hansson <bernt@bah.homeip.net> To: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mysql connection through ssl tunnel Message-ID: <48FE6F87.5070906@bah.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <8B945891-5F96-4FBF-8175-15F67F03DD92@identry.com> References: <8B945891-5F96-4FBF-8175-15F67F03DD92@identry.com>
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John Almberg said the following on 2008-09-23 15:54: > I have two FreeBSD machines. One is a application server, the other a > database server running mysql. These machines are in two different > locations. I'd like to allow the application server to access mysql > through an SSH tunnel. > > Being a newbie admin, I've never set up an SSH tunnel. I've been reading > about them all morning and (as always) there seems to be more than one > way to skin this cat. > > I'm looking for ease of set up and maintenance, as well as security > (which I assume is a given.) I'd prefer NOT to have to recompile the > kernels (pure cowardice... the application server is a production server > that I don't want to experiment with.) Both servers have OpenSSL. > > Any recommendations, much appreciated. Maybe this can bee of interest. http://www.stunnel.org/examples/mysql.html
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