Re: Best security practices for installing pgSQL with my software

Hi Harald,

The program will have a database on the local PC, and be able to connect to
the server database as well. Eventually they will synchronise the email,
contacts etc.

I need the database on the local PC so the user can take their PC/laptop
home and still work.

Do you think a direct connection to the database port using SSL will be
suitable for this kind of scenario?

From: Harald Armin Massa [mailto:haraldarminmassa(at)gmail(dot)com]
Sent: 12 June 2006 11:24 AM
To: Greg
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Best security practices for installing pgSQL with my
software

Hello Greg!

>I will be doing a silent install of the database, and obviously this will
require a service username and password. Should I hardcode the >service
username and password? Or should I let the person installing the software
enter their own username and password for the >server?

Are you sure you want to do a silent install of a database on a server? That
is, do you have THAT many servers that it would be justified?

You are aware that you do NOT need to install PostgreSQL on a client to
access the server? Only a very very very tiny library is enough for that
(those three "very" are after installing Oracle "Instant Client" with 35MB)

>Can I use OpenSSL to secure communications between the clients and the
server?
Yes.

Harald

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