Re: LDAP auth

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: LDAP auth
Date: 2006-03-06 02:11:17
Message-ID: 200603060211.k262BHW03930@candle.pha.pa.us
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> I suggested libcurl in another context, and not so much as a means of
> getting at LDAP data as a means of getting config data from non-LDAP as
> well as LDAP sources. If all we want is LDAP then using libcurl would
> indeed be introducing an unnecessary dependency.
>
> In this context, though, its use seems a bit odd.

Right, that's what I remember, the curl can _also_ be used to distribute
authentication data, but of course LDAP is more standard.

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