Re: Should we back-patch SSL renegotiation fixes? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: Should we back-patch SSL renegotiation fixes?
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Msg-id 558D5A88.4060609@iki.fi
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In response to Re: Should we back-patch SSL renegotiation fixes?  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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On 06/26/2015 04:53 PM, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> wrote:
>>> I don't accept the argument that there are not ways to tell users
>>> about things they might want to do.
>>
>> We probably could do that. But why would we want to? It's just as much
>> work, and puts the onus on more people?
>
> Because it doesn't force a behavior change down everyone's throat.

It's arguable whether this is a change in behaviour or not. SSL 
renegotiation is (supposed to be) completely transparent to the user.

- Heikki




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