Re: BUG #3809: SSL "unsafe" private key permissions bug - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Simon Arlott
Subject Re: BUG #3809: SSL "unsafe" private key permissions bug
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Msg-id 475ABB1C.3070809@simon.arlott.org.uk
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In response to Re: BUG #3809: SSL "unsafe" private key permissions bug  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: BUG #3809: SSL "unsafe" private key permissions bug  (Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com>)
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On 08/12/07 15:31, Tom Lane wrote:
> "Simon Arlott" <postgresql.simon@arlott.org> writes:
>> FATAL:  unsafe permissions on private key file "server.key"
>> DETAIL:  File must be owned by the database user and must have no
>> permissions for "group" or "other".
>
>> It should be possible to disable this check in the configuration, so those
>> of us capable of deciding what's unsafe can do so.
>
> You haven't given any reason to think that you are smarter than this
> check.

The directory containing the SSL keys has appropriate permissions, I
shouldn't have to make a separate copy of them for every application.

>             regards, tom lane


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Simon Arlott

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