However, the "Require SSL" option appears in Tableau Desktop.
SSL is not supported in Tableau Prep.
Consider the possible workaround: Use an xml TDC file to set SSL.
The steps are as follows:
1. Close Tableau Prep, create a text file with the following contents, and rename the file to "mysql.tdc". (Bolded parts need to be changed).
Note1: The "version" is the version of the MySQL driver installed on your terminal.
Note2: The "value" is the SSL information you need to add.
========
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>
<connection-customization class='mysql' enabled='true' version='8.0.27'>
<vendor name='mysql' />
<driver name='mysql' />
<customizations>
<customization name='odbc-connect-string-extras' value='SSLKEY={C:\MySQL_SSL\client-key.pem};SSLCERT={C:\MySQL_SSL\client-cert.pem};SSLCA={C:\MySQL_SSL\ca-cert.pem}' />
</customizations>
</connection-customization>
========
2. Move "mysql.tdc" to "C:\ Users\<UserName>\Documents\My Tableau Prep Repository\Datasources".
3. Open Tableau Prep and connect to MySQL.
Note: Tableau does not test or support .tdc files.
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