| From: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Mark Mielke <mark(at)mark(dot)mielke(dot)cc> |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] SSL over Unix-domain sockets |
| Date: | 2008-01-17 16:35:58 |
| Message-ID: | 478F83EE.3090904@dunslane.net |
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
>
>> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>>
>>> How does that prevent spoofing?
>>>
>
>
>> It creates a lock file that is the same name as the socket file that a
>> default-configured client would use, so it prevents a spoofed socket
>> from being created.
>>
>
> Only if the attacker didn't get there first. I think this idea is
> nothing but a crude kluge anyway...
>
>
I agree. I remain of the opinion that this is not a problem than can be
solved purely within the bounds of postgres.
cheers
andrew
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