Re: Re: [INTERFACES] PSQL Working, but PGAccess Not Connecting. - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From ghaverla@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
Subject Re: Re: [INTERFACES] PSQL Working, but PGAccess Not Connecting.
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In response to Re: [INTERFACES] PSQL Working, but PGAccess Not Connecting.  (tuan <nguyen_a@cnam.fr>)
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On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, tuan wrote:
> Thomas Lockhart wrote:

> > Perhaps the "-i" is disabled by default to enhance out-of-the-box
> > network security?

> Could you tell why it is less secure to run postmaster in IP sockets
> than using Unix sockets ?

I'll take a stab at this.  Unix sockets are confined to the
single machine in question.  IP Sockets are (potentially)
open to the network.  Larger population of intruders.

Gord

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