Re: Spoofing as the postmaster - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Spoofing as the postmaster
Date
Msg-id 200712230225.lBN2P3d09643@momjian.us
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In response to Spoofing as the postmaster  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: Spoofing as the postmaster  ("Brendan Jurd" <direvus@gmail.com>)
Re: Spoofing as the postmaster  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> I think at a minimum we need to add documentation that states if you
> don't trust the local users on the postmaster server you should:
> 
>     o  create unix domain socket files in a non-world-writable
>        directory
>     o  require SSL server certificates for TCP connections

I have written documentation for this item:
http://momjian.us/tmp/pgsql/server-shutdown.html#SERVER-SPOOFING

Comments?

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