I'll do that. Justin: What's the URL for the .pgpass stuff? So far I see mention of using SSL. That's two items to cover. Anything else?
On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Yes, I have been feeling we should do that. Justin pointed out just > yesterday that .pgpass is only mentioned in libpq documentation, and in > fact there is lots of stuff mentioned in libpq that releates to the > other interfaces, so it should be pulled out and put in one place. > > Does anyone want to tackle this? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Tom Lane wrote: > > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > What do others think? I am not sure myself. > > > > There should definitely be someplace that recommends using SSL across > > insecure networks (if there's not already). But it doesn't seem to me > > to qualify as a FAQ entry. Somewhere in the admin guide seems more > > appropriate. Perhaps under Client Authentication? > > > > Maybe someone could even put together enough material to create a whole > > chapter on security considerations --- this is hardly the only item > > worthy of mention. > > > > regards, tom lane > > > > -- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road > + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
