Re: OpenSSL Applink - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: OpenSSL Applink
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Msg-id 46FD1BD9.4070202@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: OpenSSL Applink  (Dave Page <dpage@postgresql.org>)
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Dave Page wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>>
>>
>> Dave Page wrote:
>>>
>>> I believe we just didn't notice it until now because the older Mingw
>>> builds use the MSVC 6.0 runtimes which just happened to be
>>> compatible with the OpenSSL binary builds (we're now using 8.0), in
>>> addition to which there are relatively few people using client-side
>>> certs I'd wager.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> So SSL works without this wart if you don't have a client cert?
>
> Yep.
>
>

Then I think I'd rather disable use of client certs for the offending
openssl versions in libpq, or let the apps die and refer the customers
to the openssl people to lobby them for a sane solution.

cheers

andrew



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