Was a misunderstanding on my side :o)
Thanks!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Eisentraut [mailto:peter_e@gmx.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:25 PM
> To: Christian Marschalek
> Cc: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL
> Subject: RE: [GENERAL] ssl connections with psql
>
>
> Christian Marschalek writes:
>
> > well i ment over apache (with php) to a database :o)
>
> Apache encrypts the connection to the web user, PostgreSQL encrypts the
> connection to the database user, which in this case would be Apache.
> I.e.:
>
> Web user ---SSL---> Apache ---SSL---> PostgreSQL
>
> Typically, in these setups, the Apache to PostgreSQL connection is over a
> trusted wire, such as a Unix domain socket, local loopback, or LAN, so SSL
> won't be necessary. But if you run a database (not web) connection over
> the Internet then you might care.
>
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Peter Eisentraut [mailto:peter_e@gmx.net]
> > > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 6:19 PM
> > > To: Christian Marschalek
> > > Cc: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL
> > > Subject: RE: [GENERAL] ssl connections with psql
> > >
> > >
> > > Christian Marschalek writes:
> > >
> > > > May I ask what the difference between apache compiled with ssl and
> > > > postgresql with ssl is? if there's any...
> > >
> > > Apache serves encrypted HTTP connections, PostgreSQL serves encrypted
> > > database connections.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net http://yi.org/peter-e/
> > >
> >
> >
>
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> Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net http://yi.org/peter-e/
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