| From: | Michael Glaesemann <grzm(at)myrealbox(dot)com> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: psql patch: new host/port |
| Date: | 2005-12-12 11:43:00 |
| Message-ID: | BE018B4F-A21A-4A7E-B4EC-7BE74FE80E13@myrealbox.com |
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On Dec 12, 2005, at 20:33 , Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Michael Glaesemann wrote:
>> I'm not familiar enough with the psql code to be able to tell, but is
>> this secure? The pg_hba.conf on the new server is enforced, I assume?
>
> You don't need to be familiar with the psql code to know that it would
> be pretty stupid if client programs could override the server
> authentication setup.
I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. My point was I'm not familiar enough
with the code to see if this implementation is secure. I do indeed
realize that clients bypassing server authentication is a Bad Thing.
Michael Glaesemann
grzm myrealbox com
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