RE: [PHP] Encrypted MySQL passwords
| From: | Adam Voigt | Date: | Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:41:55 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Encrypted MySQL passwords | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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Maybe you could somehow setup your SSH tunnel before-hand
(at server start up or something) and use that instead.
Adam Voigt
adam.voigt@cryptocomm.com
On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 12:40, John Holmes wrote:
> > I am connecting to a mysql server on a remote machine, and opened up
> port
> > 3306 for this purpose. But, I am concerned about sending a clear text
> > password, via the mysql_pconnect() call. My question is, what is the
> > procedure for connecting to a remote server with an encrypted
> password?
> > Or, does mysql_pconnect handle this?
>
> Nope, it's all in the clear. MySQL 4.0 has support for doing this over
> SSL, I think.
>
> ---John Holmes...
>
>
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