Re: CIDR in pg_hba.conf

I would far rather have standard CIDR notation - inventing a new one for Pg
doesn't make sense to me.

I do not at all understand the objection to a variable number of fields. In
fact, we already have them (there's an optional authentication_option on the
end).

If you don't like this scheme, you can avoid use of CIDR notation (or
hostnames) and the pg_hba.conf will work exactly as before.

andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: "scott.marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com>
To: "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy(at)druid(dot)net>
Cc: "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>; "PostgreSQL Hackers Mailing
List" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] CIDR in pg_hba.conf

> On Wed, 7 May 2003, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday 07 May 2003 09:50, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> > > So in hba.c, if we found a / in the IP address, we wouldn't go looking
for
> > > a separate netmask field.
> >
> > Is anyone else uncomfortable with variable number of fields? I know
there is
> > prior art but it still spooks me a little. How about a space after the
> > address and before the slash? That way the netmask is in the same field
as
> > always (as are the following fields) and it's just an alternative
syntax.
>
> If that's the case, then just drop the / from the address and make the
> mask field varialble, so if it has .s in it it's a netmask, otherwise it's
> a number like a CIDR's second half.