Re: PostgreSQL 12 Beta 1 press release draft - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robbie Harwood
Subject Re: PostgreSQL 12 Beta 1 press release draft
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Msg-id jlgh89mcze1.fsf@redhat.com
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In response to PostgreSQL 12 Beta 1 press release draft  ("Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>)
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"Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org> writes:

> Attached is a draft of the PG12 Beta 1 press release that is going out
> this Thursday. The primary goals of this release announcement are to
> introduce new features, enhancements, and changes that are available in
> PG12, as well as encourage our users to test and provide feedback to
> help ensure the stability of the release.

Awesome!

> ### Authentication
>
> GSSAPI now supports client and server-side encryption and can be
> specified in the
> [`pg_hba.conf`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/auth-pg-hba-conf.html)
> file using the `hostgssenc` and `hostnogssenc` record
> types. PostgreSQL 12 also allows for LDAP servers to be discovered
> based on `DNS SRV` records if PostgreSQL was compiled with OpenLDAP.

Maybe a better title for this section would be "Authentication /
Encryption" or maybe even "Connection security"?  I get that this is a
press release though, so feel free to disregard.

Thanks,
--Robbie

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