Re: Unix sockets connection authentication - patch

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Unix sockets connection authentication - patch
Date: 2001-05-03 15:19:29
Message-ID: 200105031519.f43FJUo26229@candle.pha.pa.us
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> [apologies if this appears twice; I thought I had sent it but it hasn't
> appeared anywhere]
> The attached patch implements a method of connection authentication for
> Unix sockets that support SCM_CREDENTIALS. This includes Linux kernels
> 2.2 and 2.4 at least; I don't know what other implementations support
> it.

Are SCM_CREDENTIALS supported by some standard?

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