Re: Does libpq have SSL functions?

Yes. Take a look at pg_hba.conf's hostssl option. That will force SSL
for certain hosts. You can also use 'requiressl' in your libpq
connection string.

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Tony Reina wrote:
> I'd like to build some SSL functionality into my C functions that
> access the PostgreSQL database. My C functions are calling the
> routines from libpq. By chance, are there any SSL functions inherent
> to libpq for establishing a secure connection to the postmaster?
>
> I mention this because I noticed in the source code for psql, the c
> file startup.c has the following line:
>
> ssl = PQgetssl(pset.db);
>
> I didn't seem to find any other SSL references in the /src/bin/psql
> directory using grep, but I know that psql can be built with SSL
> support so I was hoping to use the code for that as a template.
>
> Thanks.
> -Tony
>
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