Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add support for matching wildcard server certificates to the new

Robert Haas wrote:
>>> 2. I can't see any possible way that matching a single component could
>>> create security holes that would be eliminated by matching multiple
>>> components, but I'm more skeptical about the other direction. What
>>> about the old DNS hack where you create a DNS record for
>>> example.com.sample.com and hijack connections intended for example.com
>>> made by people whose default DNS suffix is sample.com? There may be
>>> reason to believe this isn't a problem, but matching less seems like
>>> it can't possibly be a bad thing.
>> Right, but that's all about being careful not to give out certs like
>> "*.postgres.*".
>
> Errrr...no. The point is that if you've hacked sample.com's DNS
> server, you might have a cert for *.sample.com, but you might NOT have
> a cert for example.com.

Oh, now I see. Yes, it would break on that. But I don't really see the
problem:

* If you have a cert for *.sample.com, you trust sample.com
* All you can do is direct traffic *to* sample.com, which is trusted.

But I guess it could be a potential issue with global CAs, if you just
blindly add them to the trust list.

//Magnus