diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index c4e16cc..577b029 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ t/88async-multi-stmts.t
 t/89async-method-check.t
 t/90no-async.t
 t/91errcheck.t
+t/92ssl_backronym_vulnerability.t
+t/92ssl_riddle_vulnerability.t
 t/99_bug_server_prepare_blob_null.t
 t/lib.pl
 t/manifest.t
diff --git a/dbdimp.c b/dbdimp.c
index 97fa9c4..7a71677 100644
--- a/dbdimp.c
+++ b/dbdimp.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,12 @@ void do_warn(SV* h, int rc, char* what)
     } \
   }
 
+static void set_ssl_error(MYSQL *sock, const char *error)
+{
+  sock->net.last_errno = CR_SSL_CONNECTION_ERROR;
+  strcpy(sock->net.sqlstate, "HY000");
+  my_snprintf(sock->net.last_error, sizeof(sock->net.last_error)-1, "SSL connection error: %-.100s", error);
+}
 
 /***************************************************************************
  *
@@ -1898,28 +1904,32 @@ MYSQL *mysql_dr_connect(
         }
 #endif
 
+	if ((svp = hv_fetch(hv, "mysql_ssl", 9, FALSE)) && *svp && SvTRUE(*svp))
+          {
 #if defined(DBD_MYSQL_WITH_SSL) && !defined(DBD_MYSQL_EMBEDDED) && \
     (defined(CLIENT_SSL) || (MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 40000))
-	if ((svp = hv_fetch(hv, "mysql_ssl", 9, FALSE))  &&  *svp)
-        {
-	  if (SvTRUE(*svp))
-          {
 	    char *client_key = NULL;
 	    char *client_cert = NULL;
 	    char *ca_file = NULL;
 	    char *ca_path = NULL;
 	    char *cipher = NULL;
 	    STRLEN lna;
-#if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= SSL_VERIFY_VERSION && MYSQL_VERSION_ID <= SSL_LAST_VERIFY_VERSION
-            /*
-              New code to utilise MySQLs new feature that verifies that the
-              server's hostname that the client connects to matches that of
-              the certificate
-            */
-	    my_bool ssl_verify_true = 0;
-	    if ((svp = hv_fetch(hv, "mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert", 28, FALSE))  &&  *svp)
-	      ssl_verify_true = SvTRUE(*svp);
-#endif
+	    unsigned int ssl_mode;
+	    my_bool ssl_enforce = 1;
+	    my_bool ssl_verify = 0;
+	    my_bool ssl_verify_set = 0;
+
+            /* Verify if the hostname we connect to matches the hostname in the certificate */
+	    if ((svp = hv_fetch(hv, "mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert", 28, FALSE)) && *svp) {
+  #if defined(HAVE_SSL_VERIFY) || defined(HAVE_SSL_MODE)
+	      ssl_verify = SvTRUE(*svp);
+	      ssl_verify_set = 1;
+  #else
+	      set_ssl_error(sock, "mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert=1 is not supported");
+	      return NULL;
+  #endif
+	    }
+
 	    if ((svp = hv_fetch(hv, "mysql_ssl_client_key", 20, FALSE)) && *svp)
 	      client_key = SvPV(*svp, lna);
 
@@ -1941,13 +1951,84 @@ MYSQL *mysql_dr_connect(
 
 	    mysql_ssl_set(sock, client_key, client_cert, ca_file,
 			  ca_path, cipher);
-#if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= SSL_VERIFY_VERSION && MYSQL_VERSION_ID <= SSL_LAST_VERIFY_VERSION
-	    mysql_options(sock, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, &ssl_verify_true);
-#endif
+
+	    if (ssl_verify && !(ca_file || ca_path)) {
+	      set_ssl_error(sock, "mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert=1 is not supported without mysql_ssl_ca_file or mysql_ssl_ca_path");
+	      return NULL;
+	    }
+
+  #ifdef HAVE_SSL_MODE
+
+	    if (ssl_verify)
+	      ssl_mode = SSL_MODE_VERIFY_IDENTITY;
+	    else if (ca_file || ca_path)
+	      ssl_mode = SSL_MODE_VERIFY_CA;
+	    else
+	      ssl_mode = SSL_MODE_REQUIRED;
+	    if (mysql_options(sock, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_MODE, &ssl_mode) != 0) {
+	      set_ssl_error(sock, "Enforcing SSL encryption is not supported");
+	      return NULL;
+	    }
+
+  #else
+
+    #if defined(HAVE_SSL_MODE_ONLY_REQUIRED)
+	      ssl_mode = SSL_MODE_REQUIRED;
+	      if (mysql_options(sock, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_MODE, &ssl_mode) != 0) {
+	        set_ssl_error(sock, "Enforcing SSL encryption is not supported");
+	        return NULL;
+	      }
+    #elif defined(HAVE_SSL_ENFORCE)
+	      if (mysql_options(sock, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_ENFORCE, &ssl_enforce) != 0) {
+	        set_ssl_error(sock, "Enforcing SSL encryption is not supported");
+	        return NULL;
+	      }
+    #elif defined(HAVE_SSL_VERIFY)
+	      if (!ssl_verify_also_enforce_ssl()) {
+	        set_ssl_error(sock, "Enforcing SSL encryption is not supported");
+	        return NULL;
+	      }
+	      if (ssl_verify_set && !ssl_verify) {
+	        set_ssl_error(sock, "Enforcing SSL encryption is not supported without mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert=1");
+	        return NULL;
+	      }
+	      ssl_verify = 1;
+    #else
+	      set_ssl_error(sock, "Enforcing SSL encryption is not supported");
+	      return NULL;
+    #endif
+
+	    if (ssl_verify) {
+	      if (!ssl_verify_usable() && ssl_verify_set) {
+	        set_ssl_error(sock, "mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert=1 is broken by current version of MySQL client");
+	        return NULL;
+	      }
+    #ifdef HAVE_SSL_VERIFY
+	      if (mysql_options(sock, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, &ssl_verify) != 0) {
+	        set_ssl_error(sock, "mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert=1 is not supported");
+	        return NULL;
+	      }
+    #else
+	      set_ssl_error(sock, "mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert=1 is not supported");
+	      return NULL;
+    #endif
+	    }
+
+  #endif
+
 	    client_flag |= CLIENT_SSL;
+#else
+	    set_ssl_error(sock, "mysql_ssl=1 is not supported");
+	    return NULL;
+#endif
 	  }
-	}
+	else
+	  {
+#ifdef HAVE_SSL_MODE
+	    unsigned int ssl_mode = SSL_MODE_DISABLED;
+	    mysql_options(sock, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_MODE, &ssl_mode);
 #endif
+	  }
 #if (MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 32349)
 	/*
 	 * MySQL 3.23.49 disables LOAD DATA LOCAL by default. Use
diff --git a/dbdimp.h b/dbdimp.h
index 545beda..8aed561 100644
--- a/dbdimp.h
+++ b/dbdimp.h
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 #define LIMIT_PLACEHOLDER_VERSION 50007
 #define GEO_DATATYPE_VERSION 50007
 #define NEW_DATATYPE_VERSION 50003
-#define SSL_VERIFY_VERSION 50023
-#define SSL_LAST_VERIFY_VERSION 50799
 #define MYSQL_VERSION_5_0 50001
 /* This is to avoid the ugly #ifdef mess in dbdimp.c */
 #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID < SQL_STATE_VERSION
@@ -79,6 +77,58 @@
 #define true 1
 #define false 0
 
+#if defined(MARIADB_BASE_VERSION) || defined(MARIADB_VERSION_ID)
+#define MARIADB_CLIENT
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Check which SSL settings are supported by API at compile time
+ */
+
+/* Use mysql_options with MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT */
+#if ((MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50023 && MYSQL_VERSION_ID < 50100) || MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50111) && (MYSQL_VERSION_ID < 80000 || defined(MARIADB_CLIENT))
+#define HAVE_SSL_VERIFY
+#endif
+
+/* Use mysql_options with MYSQL_OPT_SSL_ENFORCE */
+#if !defined(MARIADB_CLIENT) && MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50703 && MYSQL_VERSION_ID < 80000 && MYSQL_VERSION_ID != 60000
+#define HAVE_SSL_ENFORCE
+#endif
+
+/* Use mysql_options with MYSQL_OPT_SSL_MODE */
+#if !defined(MARIADB_CLIENT) && MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50711 && MYSQL_VERSION_ID != 60000
+#define HAVE_SSL_MODE
+#endif
+
+/* Use mysql_options with MYSQL_OPT_SSL_MODE, but only SSL_MODE_REQUIRED is supported */
+#if !defined(MARIADB_CLIENT) && ((MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50636 && MYSQL_VERSION_ID < 50700) || (MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50555 && MYSQL_VERSION_ID < 50600))
+#define HAVE_SSL_MODE_ONLY_REQUIRED
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Check which SSL settings are supported by API at runtime
+ */
+
+/* MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT automatically enforce SSL mode */
+PERL_STATIC_INLINE bool ssl_verify_also_enforce_ssl(void) {
+#ifdef MARIADB_CLIENT
+	my_ulonglong version = mysql_get_client_version();
+	return ((version >= 50544 && version < 50600) || (version >= 100020 && version < 100100) || version >= 100106);
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
+/* MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT is not vulnerable (CVE-2016-2047) and can be used */
+PERL_STATIC_INLINE bool ssl_verify_usable(void) {
+	my_ulonglong version = mysql_get_client_version();
+#ifdef MARIADB_CLIENT
+	return ((version >= 50547 && version < 50600) || (version >= 100023 && version < 100100) || version >= 100110);
+#else
+	return ((version >= 50549 && version < 50600) || (version >= 50630 && version < 50700) || version >= 50712);
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  *  The following are return codes passed in $h->err in case of
  *  errors by DBD::mysql.
diff --git a/lib/DBD/mysql.pm b/lib/DBD/mysql.pm
index dc5eb06..572c229 100644
--- a/lib/DBD/mysql.pm
+++ b/lib/DBD/mysql.pm
@@ -1160,7 +1160,8 @@ location for the socket than that built into the client.
 =item mysql_ssl
 
 A true value turns on the CLIENT_SSL flag when connecting to the MySQL
-database:
+server and enforce SSL encryption.  A false value (which is default)
+disable SSL encryption with the MySQL server.
 
 When enabling SSL encryption you should set also other SSL options,
 at least mysql_ssl_ca_file or mysql_ssl_ca_path.
diff --git a/t/92ssl_backronym_vulnerability.t b/t/92ssl_backronym_vulnerability.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5237c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/92ssl_backronym_vulnerability.t
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More;
+use DBI;
+
+use vars qw($test_dsn $test_user $test_password);
+use lib 't', '.';
+require "lib.pl";
+
+my $dbh;
+eval {$dbh= DBI->connect($test_dsn, $test_user, $test_password,
+                      { PrintError => 0, RaiseError => 1 });};
+if (!$dbh) {
+    plan skip_all => "no database connection";
+}
+
+my $have_ssl = eval { $dbh->selectrow_hashref("SHOW VARIABLES WHERE Variable_name = 'have_ssl'") };
+$dbh->disconnect();
+plan skip_all => 'Server supports SSL connections, cannot test false-positive enforcement' if $have_ssl and $have_ssl->{Value} eq 'YES';
+
+plan tests => 4;
+
+$dbh = DBI->connect($test_dsn, $test_user, $test_password, { PrintError => 0, RaiseError => 0, mysql_ssl => 1 });
+ok(!defined $dbh, 'DBD::mysql refused connection to non-SSL server with mysql_ssl=1 and correct user and password');
+is($DBI::err, 2026, 'DBD::mysql error message is SSL related') or diag('Error message: ' . ($DBI::errstr || 'unknown'));
+
+$dbh = DBI->connect($test_dsn, $test_user, $test_password, { PrintError => 0, RaiseError => 0, mysql_ssl => 1, mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert => 1, mysql_ssl_ca_file => "" });
+ok(!defined $dbh, 'DBD::mysql refused connection to non-SSL server with mysql_ssl=1, mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert=1 and correct user and password');
+is($DBI::err, 2026, 'DBD::mysql error message is SSL related') or diag('Error message: ' . ($DBI::errstr || 'unknown'));
diff --git a/t/92ssl_riddle_vulnerability.t b/t/92ssl_riddle_vulnerability.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2354a73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/92ssl_riddle_vulnerability.t
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More;
+use DBI;
+
+use vars qw($test_dsn $test_user $test_password);
+use lib 't', '.';
+require "lib.pl";
+
+my $dbh;
+eval {$dbh= DBI->connect($test_dsn, $test_user, $test_password,
+                      { PrintError => 0, RaiseError => 1 });};
+if (!$dbh) {
+    plan skip_all => "no database connection";
+}
+
+my $have_ssl = eval { $dbh->selectrow_hashref("SHOW VARIABLES WHERE Variable_name = 'have_ssl'") };
+$dbh->disconnect();
+plan skip_all => 'Server supports SSL connections, cannot test false-positive enforcement' if $have_ssl and $have_ssl->{Value} eq 'YES';
+
+plan tests => 4;
+
+$dbh = DBI->connect($test_dsn, '4yZ73s9qeECdWi', '64heUGwAsVoNqo', { PrintError => 0, RaiseError => 0, mysql_ssl => 1 });
+ok(!defined $dbh, 'DBD::mysql refused connection to non-SSL server with mysql_ssl=1 and incorrect user and password');
+is($DBI::err, 2026, 'DBD::mysql error message is SSL related') or diag('Error message: ' . ($DBI::errstr || 'unknown'));
+
+$dbh = DBI->connect($test_dsn, '4yZ73s9qeECdWi', '64heUGwAsVoNqo', { PrintError => 0, RaiseError => 0, mysql_ssl => 1, mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert => 1, mysql_ssl_ca_file => "" });
+ok(!defined $dbh, 'DBD::mysql refused connection to non-SSL server with mysql_ssl=1, mysql_ssl_verify_server_cert=1 and incorrect user and password');
+is($DBI::err, 2026, 'DBD::mysql error message is SSL related') or diag('Error message: ' . ($DBI::errstr || 'unknown'));