pg_ssl

As you might know, generating SSL certificates for postgres (to be used
by pgadmin, for example...) can be quite a bear; especially if you need
more than one, since they are based on the username of the postgres user.

I have made two command-line utilities written in python 3.6 to do just
that (I, as a number of other developers do, appreciate python for its
ease of code inspection...); one is called *pg_ssl_server*, and the
other is called *pg_ssl_client*. Packaged together, they are referred to
by the name "*pg_ssl*". They are issued under the postgres license.

They have been tested out on Ubuntu 18 and python 3.6.7 with postgres
11. They were designed to be cross-platform, but they have not been
tested yet on Windows, OSx, BSD, or distros other than Ubuntu. [My
immediate concern is with their ability to run cross-platform; as for
downlevel versions of postgres or python, that is not a priority right
now. The "subprocess" module in python used by the utilities has
inconsistencies working cross-platform in older versions of python; _for
now_, people should just upgrade if they really need to use them...]

If anyone would be interested in testing these and sending back a notice
as to what problems were encountered on their platform, it would be much
appreciated. The availability of these utilities will remove a rather
rough spot from the administration of postgres. To keep noise on this
mail thread to a minimum, please report any problems encountered
directly to my address.

Also, if anyone is a security fanatic and facile with python, a code
review would not be a bad idea (the two utilities check in at ~1,500
lines; but since it's python, it's an easy read...)

The latest version of the utility can be retrieved here:
https://osfda.org/downloads/pg_ssl.zip

You can also use the Contact Form at osfda.org to report issues.