pgsql/src backend/libpq/be-secure.c include/li ...

From: momjian(at)postgresql(dot)org (Bruce Momjian - CVS)
To: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql/src backend/libpq/be-secure.c include/li ...
Date: 2002-06-14 04:36:58
Message-ID: 20020614043658.86A96476FFE@postgresql.org
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CVSROOT: /cvsroot
Module name: pgsql
Changes by: momjian(at)postgresql(dot)org 02/06/14 00:36:58

Modified files:
src/backend/libpq: be-secure.c
src/include/libpq: libpq-be.h
src/interfaces/libpq: fe-secure.c

Log message:
SSL patch that adds support for optional client certificates.

If the user has certificates in $HOME/.postgresql/postgresql.crt
and $HOME/.postgresql/postgresql.key exist, they are provided
to the server. The certificate used to sign this cert must be
known to the server, in $DataDir/root.crt. If successful, the
cert's "common name" is logged.

Client certs are not used for authentication, but they could be
via the port->peer (X509 *), port->peer_dn (char *) or
port->peer_cn (char *) fields. Or any other function could be
used, e.g., many sites like the issuer + serial number hash.

Bear Giles

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