| From: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: SSL passphrase prompt external command |
| Date: | 2018-02-23 13:16:12 |
| Message-ID: | CA+TgmoYQbue92F6=8rr39W-fvGZB8-RL5MmunK0-2H7EFBbEtw@mail.gmail.com |
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On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 10:14 PM, Peter Eisentraut
<peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> Here is a patch that adds a way to specify an external command for
> obtaining SSL passphrases. There is a new GUC setting
> ssl_passphrase_command.
>
> Right now, we rely on the OpenSSL built-in prompting mechanism, which
> doesn't work in some situations, including under systemd. This patch
> allows a configuration to make that work, e.g., with systemd-ask-password.
I have not reviewed the patch, but count me as an enthusiastic +1 for
the concept.
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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
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