Client SSL validation using root.crt - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Sergio
Subject Client SSL validation using root.crt
Date
Msg-id 1163760893.916252.251170@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com
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Responses Re: Client SSL validation using root.crt  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-general
Hello all,

I see a strange behaviour using root.crt. PostgreSQL always waits a
client certificate to check agains root.crt. But I set up a
'hostnossl' auth line un pg_hba.conf, PostgreSQL still wants a client
certificate. Also fails if line is a 'host'.

Better with an example:

---pg_hba.conf---
hostssl     all   all  192.168.0.1/32  md5
hostnossl   all   all  192.168.0.2/32  md5
-----------------

If I connect to PostgresSQL from 192.168.0.1, it fails if I don't
provide a client certificate, it is ok. But if I connect from
192.168.0.2, it also fails becouse I don't send a certificate. But I
declared a non-ssl connection from 192.168.0.2, it should let me
connect to databases, isn'it?

Removing root.crt works as expected. Client in 192.168.0.1 connect
using a SSL connection, and client in 192.168.0.2 connect using a
single connection.

It this behaviour ok? I think not. I want to allow clients on my LAN
access PostgreSQL server without a SSL connection , and require
a client certificate and a SSL connection to clients from outside my
LAN.
I think it is not a strange configuration. So the configuration is:
---pg_hba.conf---
hostnossl all    all  <my-lan-range> md5
hostssl   <user> <db> 0.0.0.0/0      md5
-----------------
This fails, because PostgreSQL expect that all clients provide a
client certificate.

Is there any config option to solve this? Is there any page or manual
about PostgreSQL with SSL (more in-deep that
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/ssl-tcp.html) ?
Oh, I'm using PostgreSQL 8.0.8 on a Gentoo box. Maybe I have to upgrade
to another version?

Thans you in advance.


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