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Access to a remote MySQL database over SSL
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 9:05 am
by mvndnburg
We have configured Nagios XI (5.2.9) to use a MySQL server on another host. Both running RHEL 6.
Can Nagios XI be configured to use an encrypted (TLS) connection with MySQL?
Re: Access to a remote MySQL database over SSL
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 2:42 pm
by mcapra
The short answer is no. You'd basically have to rewrite the connector we use to leverage the mysqli_ssl_set function in some fashion, which is pretty heavy in terms of altering the core of Nagios XI.
Re: Access to a remote MySQL database over SSL
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:43 am
by mvndnburg
Thanks for your reply.
From what I've read the performance hit could be considerable, anyway.
Re: Access to a remote MySQL database over SSL
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:12 pm
by tmcdonald
We can certainly put in the feature request if you would like, otherwise I'll be closing the thread.
Re: Access to a remote MySQL database over SSL
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:11 am
by mvndnburg
I will consider creating a feauture request. However, the results of my quick research into the performance hits put me off. I am counting on getting away with plain text for now.
Please go ahead and close this thread.