Redefining –ssl option
MySQL clients have long had a –ssl option. Casual users may think specifying this option will cause clients to secure connections using SSL. That is not the case:
D:\mysql-5.6.13-winx64>bin\mysql -uroot -P3307 --ssl
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Your MySQL connection id is 2
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mysql> \s
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bin\mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.6.13, for Win64 (x86_64)
Connection id: 2
Current database