create user ssl_sslv3@localhost; grant select on test.* to ssl_sslv3@localhost require cipher "AES128-SHA"; create user ssl_tls12@localhost; grant select on test.* to ssl_tls12@localhost require cipher "AES128-SHA256"; TLS1.2 ciphers: user is ok with any cipher ERROR 2026 (HY000): SSL connection error: sslv3 alert handshake failure ERROR 2026 (HY000): SSL connection error: sslv3 alert handshake failure TLS1.2 ciphers: user requires SSLv3 cipher AES128-SHA ERROR 2026 (HY000): SSL connection error: sslv3 alert handshake failure ERROR 2026 (HY000): SSL connection error: sslv3 alert handshake failure TLS1.2 ciphers: user requires TLSv1.2 cipher AES128-SHA256 ERROR 2026 (HY000): SSL connection error: sslv3 alert handshake failure ERROR 2026 (HY000): SSL connection error: sslv3 alert handshake failure SSLv3 ciphers: user is ok with any cipher Variable_name Value Ssl_cipher AES256-SHA Variable_name Value Ssl_cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA SSLv3 ciphers: user requires SSLv3 cipher AES128-SHA Variable_name Value Ssl_cipher AES128-SHA ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'ssl_sslv3'@'localhost' (using password: NO) SSLv3 ciphers: user requires TLSv1.2 cipher AES128-SHA256 ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'ssl_tls12'@'localhost' (using password: NO) ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'ssl_tls12'@'localhost' (using password: NO) drop user ssl_sslv3@localhost; drop user ssl_tls12@localhost;