Re: Client Authentication Packet w/ databasename

[Kay Röpke]

On Apr 13, 2009, at 1:10 AM, Eric Bergen wrote:

> I think wireshark (formerly ethereal) speaks mysql protocol. It may be
> easier to use that than to write a custom parser for mysql binary
> protocol.


Definitely. IIRC wireshark can import pcap files and it's much nicer  
to look at than tcpdump output.
Also, as you point out, it's much easier to use than writing yet  
another protocol implementation.

Baron, please also have a look at the stuff in MySQL Proxy. It  
contains a rather complete protocol encoder/decoder
and is GPL, too.
Both Jan and me are interested to put the individual parts of proxy to  
other uses.

Grab us at the conference if your are interested, too.

cheers,
-k