# Securing MySQL Databases with SSL/TLS.

DevFeed: [Securing MySQL Databases with SSL/TLS.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/securing-mysql-databases-with-ssl-tls-29823.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/secure-database-with-tls/>)

Author: ben@goteleport.com (Ben Arent)

Published: 2022-07-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [SSL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssl.md>), [TLS (Transport Layer Security)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tls.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>)

Tags: [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apt.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/certificates.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>), [net-9](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/net-9.md>), [ssl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssl.md>), [tls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tls.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [verify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verify.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on securing MySQL 8 connections with SSL/TLS on Ubuntu 22.04. It covers installing MySQL, configuring security best practices, creating users with appropriate privileges, and setting up certificates for encrypted database traffic.

## Source excerpt

How to secure a MySQL Database with SSL/TLS for MySQL 8 and Ubuntu 22.04.