Re: LDAP Bind Password

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: "Kumar, Virendra" <Virendra(dot)Kumar(at)guycarp(dot)com>, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: LDAP Bind Password
Date: 2018-04-05 00:40:58
Message-ID: bf7fe692-41ea-6241-b9a5-20582b76b0a6@2ndquadrant.com
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On 4/3/18 16:12, Kumar, Virendra wrote:
> Is anybody aware of how to encrypt bind password for ldap authentication
> in pg_hba.conf. Anonymous bind is disabled in our organization so we
> have to use bind ID and password but to keep them as plaintext in
> pg_hba.conf defeat security purposes. We want to either encrypt it or
> authenticate without binding. Any insights into this is appreciated.

You can use the "simple bind" method that is described in the
documentation. That one doesn't involve a second bind step.

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Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services

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