mysql> show global variables like '%ssl%'; +---------------+-----------------+ | Variable_name | Value | +---------------+-----------------+ | have_openssl | DISABLED | | have_ssl | DISABLED | | ssl_ca | | | ssl_capath | | | ssl_cert | | | ssl_cipher | | | ssl_crl | | | ssl_crlpath | | | ssl_key | | +---------------+-----------------+ 9 rows in set (0.53 sec) ** mysql> show session status like 'Ssl_cipher'; +---------------+-----------------+ | Variable_name | Value | +---------------+-----------------+ | Ssl_cipher | | +---------------+-----------------+ 1 row in set (0.50 sec)