Re: Periodic authorization expiration checks using GoAway message - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM Jelte Fennema-Nio <postgres@jeltef.nl> wrote:
> To clarify: I meant the timeout as a backstop in this flow. Once the
> client receives a 'R' message it should be re-authenticating ASAP. But
> if it still had some messages in flight, the server can still choose
> to process them during a grace period.

But it seems iffy to change authentication metadata associated with
the connection halfway through a transaction, no? Am I missing
something that makes that architecturally safe?

--Jacob