Re: [GENERAL] [HACKERS] USER Profiles for PostgreSQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Stephen Frost
Subject Re: [GENERAL] [HACKERS] USER Profiles for PostgreSQL
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Msg-id 20170920161019.GF4628@tamriel.snowman.net
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] [HACKERS] USER Profiles for PostgreSQL  (John R Pierce <pierce@hogranch.com>)
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Greetings John,

* John R Pierce (pierce@hogranch.com) wrote:
> On 9/20/2017 6:55 AM, Stephen Frost wrote:
> >If AD is in the mix here, then there's no need to have things happening
> >at the database level when it comes to passwords- configure PG to use
> >Kerberos and create a princ in AD and put that on the database server
> >and then users can authenticate that way.
>
> for web apps?   how does a web browser do kerberos over http ?

Yes, and using SPNEGO, which the major browsers have all supported for a
very long time.

Thanks!

Stephen

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