Re: Authenticating from a web service call

From: Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie>
To: Bryan Montgomery <monty(at)english(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Authenticating from a web service call
Date: 2012-03-16 18:54:55
Message-ID: 4F638C7F.2060905@iol.ie
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On 16/03/2012 18:39, Bryan Montgomery wrote:
> Hello,
> We are looking at implementing a web service that basically makes calls
> to the database.
>
> I have been thinking about ways to secure the web service based on the
> database.
>
> I initially thought about just connecting to the database as the user
> with parameters passed through the web service - however I don't know
> how to do that other than clear text passwords.

Postgres supports connections over SSL - will this do the job?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/ssl-tcp.html

Ray.

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Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland
rod(at)iol(dot)ie

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