Re: Postgre SQL SHA-256 Compliance

From: Karsten Hilbert <Karsten(dot)Hilbert(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Postgre SQL SHA-256 Compliance
Date: 2014-09-22 17:03:17
Message-ID: 20140922170317.GA2494@hermes.hilbert.loc
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On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 10:15:36AM -0500, Neil Tiffin wrote:

> >>> Can you confirm that your software is SHA-256 Compliant?
> >
> > Postgres's SSL certificate & key live at the value of ssl_cert_file
> > and ssl_key_file in your postgresql.conf. Why not point it at a
> > SHA-256 certificate, restart, and try it out?
> >
> Unfortunately, that is not the way the government usually
> works. The person requesting the info may not even have
> access to the system or know how to use the system. This is
> especially true if the system is classified at any level.

There is no need for access because the exact version is known.

Install a local PG 8.2, at home, on your laptop, and check.

Karsten
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