The SSL files on this page are used to make encrypted connections to the ITS MySQL 8 service (mysqlprod02.austin.utexas.edu, mysqlqual02.austin.utexas.edu, and mysqldev02.austin.utexas.edu). These files will not be able to make encrypted connections to the ITS MySQL 5.7 service or other MySQL services.

Most applications will only need the SSL Certificate Authority (CA) file:

its-mysql-ca-cert-2023.pem

If this file is downloaded to C:\certs, an example connection string would be:

mysql -u myuser -p -h mysqldev02.austin.utexas.edu -P3306 --ssl-ca=C:\certs\its-mysql-ca-cert-2023.pem

Some applications may require the SSL Client Certificate and SSL Client Key files to connect:

its-mysql-client-cert-2023.pem

its-mysql-client-key-2023.pem

If these files are downloaded to C:\certs, an example connection string would be:

mysql -u myuser -p -h mysqldev02.austin.utexas.edu -P3306 --ssl-cert=C:\certs\its-mysql-client-cert-2023.pem --ssl-key=C:\certs\its-mysql-client-key-2023.pem

The actual method for specifying the SSL files in a client connection string will vary depending on the type of connection (PHP, Java, etc).