Re: [PATCHES] Allow IDENT authentication on local connections (Linux only)

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Helge Bahmann <bahmann(at)math(dot)tu-freiberg(dot)de>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Allow IDENT authentication on local connections (Linux only)
Date: 2001-08-05 20:00:53
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.30.0108052158160.10846-100000@peter.localdomain
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Tom Lane writes:

> Well, we need to talk about that. I like your idea of making ident auth
> "just work" on local connections better than Oliver's approach of
> inventing a separate auth-type keyword.

This is exactly what I would not like to see. "ident" defines a specific
protocol, with an ident server. ident over something not TCP/IP doesn't
make sense, it could confuse admins. Just because it works similar
doesn't mean it is the same. In particular, the security issues are
completely different.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter

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