Bug #71999 WB doesn't use SSL when it's available

• Submitted: 10 Mar 2014 19:33
• Modified: 9 Jan 2015 9:46
• Reporter: Todd Farmer (OCA)
• Status: Duplicate
• Category: MySQL Workbench
• Severity: S2 (Serious)
• Version: 6.1.2
• OS: Windows (7 (64-bit))
• CPU Architecture: Any

[10 Mar 2014 19:33] Todd Farmer

Description:
WB has an option, "Use SSL if available".  However, it seems to behave like the --ssl flag as implemented by mysql clients, and is effectively a no-op.  When connected to a MySQL server which has SSL configured, but where WB has no defined SSL artifacts (CA file, cert, key, etc.), no SSL is used.

How to repeat:
Check the "use SSL if available" box.
Connect, check SSL usage (SHOW GLOBAL STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher')

Suggested fix:
Make WB use SSL where possible, when this option is checked.