Oops, making a fool of myself again. I don't think this is possible.
Code signing authentication works by comparing an application to a
digital signature that can't be generated without a password. Since the
server doesn't have a copy of the application or signature, it won't
work. Oh well, it sounded good.
Mark Walker wrote:
> But you don't have to turn it on by default for any particular
> database, and you could sign any application you want for your
> individual server.
>
>
> Paul Lambert wrote:
>> Mark Walker wrote:
>>> One other thing. Another approach to this problem would be to have
>>> some sort of code signing/authentication capabilities for the
>>> postgresql server. For instance, you login as an administrator
>>> (some sort of enhanced privs), you get to look at the databases you
>>> have permission for. Otherwise, postgresql has to recognize the
>>> application. Has this ever been discussed?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I don't think it would be feasible for any RDBMS to recognise the
>> connecting application, certainly in my view the effort it would take
>> to alter the postmaster/odbc driver and others would be a lot more
>> than the apparent gain from having that functionality.
>>
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