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Q About Connecting With Https As Host Address

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    • June 10, 2006 at 9:41 pm #9731
      marcm
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      Hi,

      I'm testing out some secure connection options, and I can connect to my site via https as my host address. Since this is SSL, is there any reason this isn't secure? (as compared to SSH Tunneling).

      Note: I was having trouble connecting via SSH. I was able to connect to my remote db without SSH while using http:// as part of the host address. However, when I added in SSH, I couldn't connect. I tried using a host name both with http:// and without in the SSH settings, but neither worked. I discovered that when I take out the http:// from the regular connection settings and then leave it out in the SSH, then all of a sudden I was able to connect via SSH. This may come in handy for someone…

      -Marc

    • June 12, 2006 at 6:09 am #21874
      Ritesh
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      Quote:
      I'm testing out some secure connection options, and I can connect to my site via https as my host address. Since this is SSL, is there any reason this isn't secure? (as compared to SSH Tunneling).

      It should be secure. We have couple of customers working with the same configuration.

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      I was having trouble connecting via SSH. I was able to connect to my remote db without SSH while using http:// as part of the host address. However, when I added in SSH, I couldn't connect. I tried using a host name both with http:// and without in the SSH settings, but neither worked. I discovered that when I take out the http:// from the regular connection settings and then leave it out in the SSH, then all of a sudden I was able to connect via SSH. This may come in handy for someone…

      You can either use SSH to HTTPS. You cannot use both at the same time. What I mean is that you can either use SSH or HTTP Tunneling.

      If you have SSH running on your MySQL server then you should be able to connect using SSH Tunneling without any problem.

      Are we missing something?

    • June 12, 2006 at 6:53 am #21875
      marcm
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      No, that's it. I was just curious to know if connecting to my host with https (while not using the tunneling tab) is secure or not. Is that any more or less secure than using the SSH Tunneling tab?

    • June 12, 2006 at 9:02 am #21876
      Ritesh
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      They both should be equally secured but SSH Tunneling will be 10x times faster then HTTP.

    • June 12, 2006 at 1:00 pm #21877
      CalEvans
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      marcm wrote on Jun 12 2006, 06:53 AM:
      No, that's it. I was just curious to know if connecting to my host with https (while not using the tunneling tab) is secure or not. Is that any more or less secure than using the SSH Tunneling tab?

      Hi,

      Because the handshake on https takes place before any data is transmitted between the client and the server, the data you are sending over *any* https connection is secure.

      That having been said, Ritesh is correct, ssh tunnel is the way to go. I only use the http proxy if I'm working on a client's machine and don't have ssh access. (And Ritesh, it's saved my bacon on more than one occasion, I keep forgetting to tell you thanks!)

      =C=

    • June 12, 2006 at 10:27 pm #21878
      marcm
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      Ok. Thanks to both for clearing that up. It's good to know that I can use https in a pinch, but I'll rely on the SSH Tunneling for speed and security.

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