Secure Sockets Layer(SSL) is a protocol for transmitting private documents via the Internet. To get a secure connection to work with MySQL Server, the first thing you need to do is to install OpenSSL Library and download MySQL Database Source.

Steps of setting up SSL Connection for MySQL Server and Navicat:

1. Installation of OpenSSL and MySQL.
2. Setting up SSL Certificate for MySQL.
3. Setting up Client Certificate for Navicat.

See also:
Advanced Settings

Related topics:
General Settings, SSH