Re: could not accept ssl connection tlsv1 alert unknown ca

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: "Zwettler Markus (OIZ)" <Markus(dot)Zwettler(at)zuerich(dot)ch>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: could not accept ssl connection tlsv1 alert unknown ca
Date: 2025-01-31 16:37:24
Message-ID: c405c2ba-c0db-453d-909e-d3e893b9d94b@aklaver.com
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On 1/31/25 00:57, Zwettler Markus (OIZ) wrote:
>> Von: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>

>> Those cause some additional checks to be made, but it's not like you can expect a
>> completely broken certificate to work without them.
>>
>> regards, tom lane
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>
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> I don't understand why Postgres does a certificate validation with “sslmode=prefer”. Postgres should simply ignore every presented client certificate here. Regardless of whether it is trusted or not.

What are the relevant lines in pg_hba.conf?

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> A certificate validation should only take place in the modes “sslmode=verify-ca” and “ssmode=verify-full”. Only here should Postgres refuse a connection with non-trusted certificates.
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> At least that's what I read in the documentation. No?
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> Regards, Markus
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