Re: Password requirement in windows installer - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: Password requirement in windows installer
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Msg-id 46D843BC.9060009@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: Password requirement in windows installer  (Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org>)
Responses Re: Password requirement in windows installer  (Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org>)
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Decibel! wrote:
> Is there something insecure about using ident sameuser for localhost
> authentication on Windows?
>   

FWIW, I never advise people to use ident auth for postgres except on 
local (a.k.a. Unix domain socket) connections, which don't exist on Windows.

cheers

andrew


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