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Protecting MySQL Sessions With SSH Port Forwarding

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Mike Hillyer

When the MySQL client communicates with the MySQL server, all communication (with the exception of the user password) is done in plain text. The same holds true for the Connector/ODBC driver and all software communicating through it. What this means is that if an unscrupulous individual gets between your client and the server, they can have full access to all information transmitted. In order to protect your information you need to encrypt communications between the MySQL server and the client application, whether it be the mysql client or a MyODBC application.

In his article at http://www.vbmysql.com/articles/sshtunnel.html
Mike Hillyer shows, how you can protect your MySQL Sessions with SSH Port Forwarding.