Re: pg_hba.conf.sample wording improvement - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: pg_hba.conf.sample wording improvement
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Msg-id 20210428140946.GA13248@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to pg_hba.conf.sample wording improvement  (Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@enterprisedb.com>)
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Re: pg_hba.conf.sample wording improvement
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On 2021-Apr-28, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> I propose the attached patch to shake up the wording in the connection type
> section of pg_hba.conf.sample a bit.  After the hostgssenc part was added
> on, the whole thing became a bit wordy, and it's also a bit inaccurate for
> example in that the current wording for "host" appears to say that it does
> not apply to GSS-encrypted connections.

Yeah, that's a clear improvement.

Looking at it now, I wonder how well do the "hostno" options work.  If I
say "hostnogssenc", is an SSL-encrypted socket good?  If I say
"hostnossl", is a GSS-encrypted socket good?  If so, how does that make
sense?

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