Re: New SSL code to be removed - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: New SSL code to be removed
Date
Msg-id 200209251629.g8PGTDt04020@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: New SSL code to be removed  (Jan Wieck <JanWieck@Yahoo.com>)
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Jan Wieck wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > 
> > Because the new 7.3 SSL code doesn't work (per Peter), and the author is
> > not responding, I am about to yank out that code.  Peter suggests
> > ripping out all the new code rather than try to pick around and remove
> > just the broken parts.
> 
> Agreed. I allways wondered what SSL DB-connections are good for.

I am not going to rip out SSL, just the changes.  We do have people who
use SSL quite a bit.  Looking at the code, however, I may see an easy
way to allow SSL connections without requiring server certificates.  If
that is doable, I may just make that change and let the rest of the code
stay.

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