Re: [PATCH] Automatic client certificate selection support for libpq v1

Yes, at first glance the service file looks like it should work and is
a much more elegant and generic method than my proposed hack. I can't
trivially tell if the ssl configuration aspect of it was available in
8.3/8.4, but that isn't overly relevant since it is certainly
available now.

Thanks!
-Seth Robertson

From: Jacob Champion
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:52:49 -0700
To: Seth Robertson,
To: Robin Haberkorn
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Automatic client certificate selection support for libpq v1

On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM Seth Robertson
<in-pgsql-hackers(at)baka(dot)org> wrote:
> Third, the only real use case where this feature would be critical is
> a client which needs to have connections to two different PostgreSQL
> servers at the same time. Those applications are likely fairly rare
> and doing custom programming to support different filenames would
> likely be warranted.

Can this be handled well enough with a service file?

> Given the lack of "me too" or "+1" posts over the past 16 years, I
> suspect there may be features with higher user benefit. I would not
> cry if it gets removed.

Yeah, at least not without a solid use case. (If anyone does feel
motivated to pick it up, be aware of the server-side SNI work [1].
It'd be nice if the two halves were complementary -- or at minimum,
not clashing with each other.)

Thanks!
--Jacob

[1] https://postgr.es/m/1C81CD0D-407E-44F9-833A-DD0331C202E5%40yesql.se