Re: Preliminary GSSAPI Patches - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Preliminary GSSAPI Patches
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Msg-id 19293.1192035992@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Preliminary GSSAPI Patches  ("Henry B. Hotz" <hbhotz@oxy.edu>)
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"Henry B. Hotz" <hbhotz@oxy.edu> writes:
> You know, I don't know what I was thinking when I sent this.  My
> apologies for the late correction.
>
> Anyone who has a copy of the "host" keys for a machine can
> manufacture kerberos tickets for the "host" service on that machine
> masquerading as absolutely anyone (including people who don't
> exist).  Same for the "postgres" keys, and if the postgres server can
> steal the host keys (or vice versa) then it's even worse.
> [snip...]

Maybe I'm too dense, but I don't see a conclusion here.  Do we need to
change our code, our docs, both, or neither?

            regards, tom lane

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