Re: password-less access, without using pg_hba - Mailing list pgsql-general

From David Johnston
Subject Re: password-less access, without using pg_hba
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Msg-id 1391740643047-5790948.post@n5.nabble.com
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In response to password-less access, without using pg_hba  (Reece Hart <reece@harts.net>)
Responses Re: password-less access, without using pg_hba
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Reece Hart wrote
> I'd like to provide public access, without a password, to a database
> hosted
> on Amazon RDS.
>
> I'm familiar with using pg_hba.conf to enable trust (no) authentication
> for
> a user. pg_hba.conf is not available to DBAs on RDS.
>
> Is there any other way to achieve password-less login in postgresql? I
> tried alter user password NULL.
>
> Thanks,
> Reece

Doubtful.

You need to give people the correct server ip and user anyway so why not
just give them a password at the same time?

If you are trying to do some automated scripting there are other, better,
solutions than disabling the password requirement. Especially on a
public-visible server.

David J.






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