iptables and mysql...

[Jason Dixon]

On Jul 2, 2004, at 9:34 AM, bruce wrote:

> i'm investigating what needs to be done to allow mysql on a server to 
> be
> used remotely by client machines. each machine is running iptables. so 
> i'm
> wondering what has to be in the iptables for the machine being used as 
> the
> mysql server, as well as the client machines that will be 
> communicating with
> the mysql box...

If you're concerned with data sniffing in transit, you might also 
consider one of the following:

- tunnelling your client connections through SSH
- MySQL-4.x supports SSL connections with x.509 certificates

HTH.

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Jason Dixon, RHCE
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