Does my JDBC connection to the database use SSL or not?

Question

How can one know if the JDBC connection to an SQL server is secure (i.e. uses SSL) or not?

Is it obvious for example from the URL. Do all JDBC drivers support SSL

Answer 1

Try these links for information:

1. MySQL : http://www.razorsql.com/articles/mysql_ssl_jdbc.html

2. Oracle : http://www.dbforums.com/oracle/1620651-ssl-connection-jdbc-thin-driver.html

3. PostgreSQL : http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-jdbc/2003-08/msg00110.php

4. MS SQL Server : http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12840_01/wls/docs103/jdbc_drivers/mssqlserver.html