FreeTDS Development Group

["ZIGLIO, Frediano, VF-IT" <Frediano.Ziglio AT vodafone.com>]

> 
> Can FreeTDS be setup to use encryption on the data 
> stream?  Specifically, I've got a SQL 2005 server which I'm trying to 
> migrate things to.  SQL Server 2005 now has a cool feature whereby 
> you can set it to force encryption on from the server and it will 
> self-sign a certificate and use it to encrypt the data transmission 
> (i.e. not just the logins are encrypted but the entire data stream).
> 
> I'm working with the sysadmin who installed FreeTDS here and we got 
> it to work properly with encryption not forced on, but I'd like to 
> have the peace of mind of knowing that all traffic is encrypted 
> without installing a client certificate on every computer that will 
> hook into our database.  After changing the setting back to force 
> encryption from the server, the FreeTDS connections fail.
> 
> Any pointers?  If not, is this something somebody is working on?
> 
>       Bob
> 

Is supported from 0.64 which is still in RC phase.

freddy77