Re: hba_conf hostssl clientcert=1 no longer required in 9.4

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: srix55(at)gmail(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: hba_conf hostssl clientcert=1 no longer required in 9.4
Date: 2016-07-14 17:30:13
Message-ID: 8040.1468517413@sss.pgh.pa.us
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srix55(at)gmail(dot)com writes:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/ssl-tcp.html
> Description:

> 17.9.1. Using Client Certificates
> (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/ssl-tcp.html)

> The first paragraph contains this line &quot;...and set the clientcert parameter
> to 1 on the appropriate hostssl line(s) in pg_hba.conf&quot; which isn&#39;t right
> for 9.4.

Hmm, what do you think isn't right about it?

ISTM there's an omission here, which is that it'd be useful to mention
that clientcert=1 is assumed for the "cert" authentication method. But
the text seems okay as far as it goes.

regards, tom lane

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