In response to "Jasbinder Singh Bali" <jsbali(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> Hi,
>
> The way postgres has the concept of host base authentication, is this a step
> forward over other RDBMS like sql server and oracle?
Host-based auth has been around a long time. It's just another layer.
Some folks even consider HBA antiquated, which may be why MS doesn't
use it. It's difficult to use if you've got a DHCP driven network where
IPs change a lot.
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Bill Moran
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