SSL and SSH port forwarding - Mailing list pgsql-general

Hi, group,

I have a question about postgresql security.

If postgresql is compiled with SSL support and for each connection, you are able to see the following. Do I still need to use SSH port forwarding? So the database should listen only on localhost, and any connection should be accomplished using port forwarding through an SSH tunnel? Does SSL and SSH port forwarding provide the same level of security?

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