Re: SSL over Unix-domain sockets - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: SSL over Unix-domain sockets
Date
Msg-id 200801041718.m04HIYv16139@momjian.us
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In response to SSL over Unix-domain sockets  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: SSL over Unix-domain sockets  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Re: SSL over Unix-domain sockets  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Using the attached patch, SSL will act over Unix-domain sockets.  AFAICT, this 
> just works.  I didn't find a way to sniff a Unix-domain socket, however.
> 
> How should we proceed with this?

I am confused by the shortness of this patch.  Right now pg_hba.conf
has:
# host       DATABASE  USER  CIDR-ADDRESS  METHOD  [OPTION]# hostssl    DATABASE  USER  CIDR-ADDRESS  METHOD  [OPTION]#
hostnossl DATABASE  USER  CIDR-ADDRESS  METHOD  [OPTION]
 

These are all for TCP connections.  How do we handle 'local' SSL
connection specification?  Do we want to provide similar functionality
for local connections?

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