Re: Disabling trust/ident authentication configure option

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Volker Aßmann <volker(dot)assmann(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Disabling trust/ident authentication configure option
Date: 2015-05-18 23:53:23
Message-ID: CB1A1AB6-B345-4ED7-A705-D87E4DC99E11@gmail.com
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On May 18, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Volker Aßmann <volker(dot)assmann(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> I know these measures won't protect against an experienced attacker who gains root access, but hope it slows them down sufficiently so the admins may have a chance to detect the attack.

It won't.

...Robert

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