What are the steps for configuring SSL in MySQL?

1 year ago
Ava Mitchell
2 minutes

The steps to configure MySQL SSL are as follows:

  1. Create SSL certificates: Generate SSL certificates and private keys using the OpenSSL tool. You can generate a self-signed certificate using the following command.
openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /path/to/private_key.pem -out /path/to/certificate.pem

This command will create a self-signed certificate and a private key file.

  1. Configure MySQL server by editing the MySQL configuration file (usually located at /etc/mysql/my.cnf or /etc/my.cnf) and adding the following settings:
[mysqld]
ssl-ca=/path/to/certificate.pem
ssl-cert=/path/to/certificate.pem
ssl-key=/path/to/private_key.pem

Replace /path/to/certificate.pem and /path/to/private_key.pem with the paths to the generated certificate and private key files.

  1. Restart the MySQL server to apply the configuration changes.
  2. Check the SSL connection: Connect to the MySQL server using a MySQL client, and use the following command to verify if the SSL connection was successfully established:
SHOW SESSION STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';

If the returned result contains an SSL password, it means the SSL connection has been successfully established.

Please note that the above steps are only basic SSL configuration steps. In actual use, further configuration and adjustments may be necessary to meet specific requirements and security standards.

bannerAds