Re: I am receiving an error

On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 11:33, Vladimir Sitnikov <sitnikov(dot)vladimir(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:

> Does that mean we want to add more thorough explanation to the exception
> message itself?
>
> Of course we can't add URLs there (as they happen to change over time),
> however we might do better exception-wize.
>
> Should the default exception suggest to check hostname vs certificate?
> E.g. something behind the words
>
> >The connection URL specifies test.cname.illinois.edu:5432,
> >however the server provided certificate for a different hostname:
> > aws.postgresql.server.amazonaws.com. It means either the certificate is
> invalid or the hostname in the connection URL must be different.
> > pgjdbc aborts such connections in order to avoid man-in-the-middle
> attacks.
> > Please configure the proper certificate and/or use proper hostname in
> the connection URL
> > Hostname verification can be temporary disabled, however it would open
> your service to man-in-the-middle attacks, so you probably don't want to
> disable the verification.
>
> WDYT?
>
> Vladimir
>

I suppose that makes sense.

Dave Cramer

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