Re: Fwd: [PATCHES] Preliminary GSSAPI Patches

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Henry B(dot) Hotz" <hotz(at)jpl(dot)nasa(dot)gov>, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Fwd: [PATCHES] Preliminary GSSAPI Patches
Date: 2007-05-01 22:11:41
Message-ID: 4637BB1D.9040202@hagander.net
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>>> Also, last I checked OpenSSL didn't ship with Windows and Kerberos
>>> encryption did.
>> How long ago did you check? I've been using OpenSSL on windows for many
>> years. Actually, it was supported just fine on Windows back when it was
>> added to PostgreSQL *at least*.
>
> I didn't say *available for download*, I said *ship with*. That is, does a
> Windows Vista Pro box from the factory come with OpenSSL on it? It does
> come with Microsoft SSPI, although I don't know compatibility issues.

No, of course not. Microsoft OSes don't ship with *any* third party
software. So yeah, didn't get what you meant, and you do have a point
there. Provided the SSPI stuff actually does gssapi encryption - but
I'll trust the people who say it does. I've only ever used the
authentication parts myself.

//Magnus

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