How can I configure Hibernate to use SSL to talk to the DB server?

Question

I have an existing java webapp that uses Hibernate for it\'s persistence. I\'ve been told that I have to have to talk to the DB encrypted - so my first thought is to set it

Answer 1

Hibernate works with standard JDBC data sources, so there is no need for Hibernate-specific configuration.

Here's an quick example that should work when configuring Hibernate with Spring: