| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | mlw <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Re: Improving pg_hba.conf |
| Date: | 2001-06-13 13:50:38 |
| Message-ID: | 200106131350.f5DDocm01604@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > We have the following item on TODO:
> >
> > * Overhaul pg_hba.conf host-based authentication
> >
> > Can people tell me what they want changed. I know we need the pg_shadow
> > password field encrypted in the table and I will work on that now.
>
> Why doesn't postgres put the contents pg_hba.conf in a table? That way it comes
> for free when you reinitialize and restore a database?
The file has to be read by the postmaster and the postmaster has no
access to data tables for speed and security reasons.
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