New SSL alternatives
SSL connections in previous versions of MariaDB Connector/C are based on the OpenSSL library. But because of the OpenSSL heartbleed bug, licensing problems and the lack of support for different transport layers, we decided to add support for alternative SSL implementations.
That’s why Connector/C 3.0 can use not only OpenSSL, but also
- GnuTLS (http://www.gnutls.org)
- SChannel (Windows only)
On Windows Connector/C 3.0 uses SChannel by default and does not require any external SSL libraries.
Currently the SSL implementation must be selected when Connector/C is compiled. One does it by setting WITH_SSL cmake variable to one of the OPENSSL, GNUTLS, SCHANNEL, or OFF to have no SSL support at all. …
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Usually when one says “SSL” or “TLS” it means not a specific protocol but a family of protocols. Wikipedia article has the details, but in short — SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0 are deprecated and should not be used anymore (the well-known POODLE vulnerability exploits the flaw in SSL 3.0). TLS 1.0 is sixteen years old and while it’s still being used, new security standards (for example PCI DSS v3.1) require TLS 1.1 or, preferably, TLS 1.2.
MySQL used to support TLS 1.0 since 2001. Which means MariaDB supported it from the day one, and never supported weaker SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0. …
The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB 10.1.10, MariaDB Galera Cluster 5.5.47, and MariaDB Galera Cluster 10.0.23. See the release notes and changelogs for details on each release.
Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 10.1?
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Download MariaDB Galera Cluster 10.0.23
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Thanks, and enjoy MariaDB! …
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The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB 10.0.23. See the release notes and changelog for details on this release.
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Today we have published a long overdue facelift of the MariaDB.org website. You are looking at the result right now! Some of the highlights are:
- New responsive design with the new logo and a blue theme
- The old blog has been merged into the main MariaDB.org site
- The supporters of the Foundation are much more visible thanks to the big banner in the footer
- What the MariaDB Foundation is and what it does is now better presented
- Policies related to MariaDB and instructions on how to contribute to the open source project have been updated
- It is now easier for individuals to donate to the Foundation thanks to the PayPal and Flattr buttons.
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The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB 5.5.47, MariaDB Connector/C 2.2.2, and MariaDB Connector/J 1.3.3. See the release notes and changelogs for details on each release.
Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 5.5?
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Download MariaDB Connector/J 1.3.3
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Thanks, and enjoy MariaDB! …
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The Percona Live Data Performance Conference 2016 isn’t until 18-21 April 2016, but community voting is now open. So if you’re going, and want to see lots of MariaDB talks, please click on the buttons below and vote!
You have to be logged in to the Percona site to vote. Once logged in, scroll to the bottom of the talk description page, assign the number of stars that represents your interest in the talk (5 is the best) and click on the “Submit Vote” button. That’s all there is to it.
Here are all of the proposed talks I know of that are either specifically MariaDB-related or are by employees of either the MariaDB Foundation or MariaDB Corporation. …
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The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB 10.1.9 and MariaDB Connector/J 1.3.2. See the release notes and changelogs for details on each release.
Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 10.1?
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Download MariaDB Connector/J 1.3.2
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Thanks, and enjoy MariaDB! …
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