Re: SSL

Is it possible to use a SSL connection from the Windows ODBC driver to
PostgreSQL?

Or do I have to make a SSH link instead?

Poul L. Christiansen

Ron Peterson wrote:
>
> The BOFH wrote:
> >
> > Just installed 7.1 (first time) and enabled SSL support. Is there a way to
> > confirm that connections are being made via SSL? The logfile shows a
> > connection, but doesn't specify whether SSL was used or not.
> >
> > I used hostssl in the hba file.
>
> You need to compile PostgreSQL with SSL support, and configure
> pg_hba.conf appropriately. The comments in the provided pg_hba.conf
> indicate:
>
> # ... Note that a "host"
> # record will also allow SSL connections; write "hostssl" if you want to
> # accept *only* SSL-secured connections from this host or hosts.
>
> If you wanted to be really sure, you could do some packet sniffing...
>
> --
> Ron Peterson
> Network & Systems Manager
> Mount Holyoke College
> GPG and other info at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
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