I can't connect to MySQL (issues with SSL and authorization) - Amazon QuickSight

I can't connect to MySQL (issues with SSL and authorization)

To check on some common connection issues in MySQL, use the following steps. This procedure helps you find out if you have enabled SSL and granted usage rights.

To find solutions for some common connection issues in MySQL

  1. Check /etc/my.cnf to make sure SSL is enabled for MySQL.

  2. In MySQL, run the following command.

    
show status like 'Ssl%';

    If SSL is working, you see results like the following.

    
+--------------------------------+----------------------+
| Variable_name                  | Value                |
+--------------------------------+----------------------+
| Ssl_accept_renegotiates        | 0                    |
| Ssl_accepts                    | 1                    |
| Ssl_callback_cache_hits        | 0                    |
| Ssl_cipher                     |                      |
| Ssl_cipher_list                |                      |
| Ssl_client_connects            | 0                    |
| Ssl_connect_renegotiates       | 0                    |
| Ssl_ctx_verify_depth           | 18446744073709551615 |
| Ssl_ctx_verify_mode            | 5                    |
| Ssl_default_timeout            | 0                    |
| Ssl_finished_accepts           | 0                    |
| Ssl_finished_connects          | 0                    |
| Ssl_session_cache_hits         | 0                    |
| Ssl_session_cache_misses       | 0                    |
| Ssl_session_cache_mode         | SERVER               |
| Ssl_session_cache_overflows    | 0                    |
| Ssl_session_cache_size         | 128                  |
| Ssl_session_cache_timeouts     | 0                    |
| Ssl_sessions_reused            | 0                    |
| Ssl_used_session_cache_entries | 0                    |
| Ssl_verify_depth               | 0                    |
| Ssl_verify_mode                | 0                    |
| Ssl_version                    |                      |
+--------------------------------+----------------------+

    If SSL is disabled, you see results like the following.

    
+--------------------------------+-------+
| Variable_name                  | Value |
+--------------------------------+-------+
| Ssl_accept_renegotiates        | 0     |
| Ssl_accepts                    | 0     |
| Ssl_callback_cache_hits        | 0     |
| Ssl_cipher                     |       |
| Ssl_cipher_list                |       |
| Ssl_client_connects            | 0     |
| Ssl_connect_renegotiates       | 0     |
| Ssl_ctx_verify_depth           | 0     |
| Ssl_ctx_verify_mode            | 0     |
| Ssl_default_timeout            | 0     |
| Ssl_finished_accepts           | 0     |
| Ssl_finished_connects          | 0     |
| Ssl_session_cache_hits         | 0     |
| Ssl_session_cache_misses       | 0     |
| Ssl_session_cache_mode         | NONE  |
| Ssl_session_cache_overflows    | 0     |
| Ssl_session_cache_size         | 0     |
| Ssl_session_cache_timeouts     | 0     |
| Ssl_sessions_reused            | 0     |
| Ssl_used_session_cache_entries | 0     |
| Ssl_verify_depth               | 0     |
| Ssl_verify_mode                | 0     |
| Ssl_version                    |       |
+--------------------------------+-------+

  3. Make sure that you have installed a supported SSL certificate on the database server.

  4. Grant usage for the specific user to connect using SSL.

    
GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'encrypted_user'@'%' REQUIRE SSL;

For more detail on the solution in this example, see the following: