54.1. Viewing Authentication Rules #

  1. In the navigation panel, go to InfrastructureInstances.

  2. Click the name of the instance.

  3. In the navigation panel, go to Authentication.

The table with the pg_hba.conf configuration file information and the following columns will be displayed:

  • Type: The type of the connection.

    Possible values:

    • local

    • host

    • hostssl

    • hostnossl

    • hostgssenc

    • hostnogssenc

  • Database: The databases to which the authentication rule applies.

    The all value means that the rule applies to all databases.

  • User: The users and groups to which the authentication rule is applied.

    The all value means that the rule applies to all users.

  • Address: The network address(es) of the client machine to which the authentication rule applies. It can include the name of the computer, IP range, or one of the keywords.

    The all value means that the rule applies to all IP addresses.

    This column is not used for rules with the local type.

  • IP-mask: The mask of the IP address.

    The value is displayed if only an IP address is specified in Address.

    Specifying a mask in a separate column is an alternative for the IP_address/mask_length record.

    This column is not used for rules with the local type.

  • Method: The authentication method.

    Possible values:

    • trust

    • reject

    • scram-sha-256

    • md5

    • password

    For the full list of possible authentication methods, refer to the official Postgres Pro documentation.

  • Options: The authentication method parameters in the name=value format.

    For more information about available authentication method parameters, refer to the official Postgres Pro documentation.

The rules in the table follow the same order as in the main pg_hba.conf configuration file. If the include, include_if_exists, and include_dir directives are used in this file, the rules listed in the included files are not displayed.

To view the full pg_hba.conf configuration file, in the top-right corner of the page, click View full file.