Re: pg_hba.conf alternative - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From korry
Subject Re: pg_hba.conf alternative
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Msg-id 200602090405.10369.korry@starband.net
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In response to Re: pg_hba.conf alternative  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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> If you want the data hidden from system administrators, you need to have
> the client encrypt it before storing it. Of course, that will have
> massive implications for your application.

Have you considered storing your data on an encrypted filesystem?  I have no 
idea what kind of performance hit you would suffer, but you wouldn't have to 
change your application at all that way.  Perhaps a private mount so that 
only the postgresql process tree could see the decrypted bits?
    -- Korry


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