Re: Proposal: Support custom authentication methods using hooks - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Proposal: Support custom authentication methods using hooks
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In response to Re: Proposal: Support custom authentication methods using hooks  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
Responses Re: Proposal: Support custom authentication methods using hooks  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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On Wed, Mar  2, 2022 at 10:29:45AM -0500, Stephen Frost wrote:
> We don't require SSL to be used with them..?  Further, as already
> discussed on this thread, SSL only helps with on-the-wire, doesn't
> address the risk of a compromised server.  LDAP, in particular, is
> terrible in this regard because it's a centralized password system,
> meaning that one compromised server will lead to an attacker gaining
> full access to the victim's account throughout the enterprise.

Yes, but the site chose LDAP, and I don't think it is our place to tell
them what to use.

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