From 02c323193728d2bc2d012e0bd5259fa428f0a3ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:07:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add mention of new SSL capabilities. --- doc/FAQ | 10 +++++++--- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 15 ++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 2c082ac63d..66d3c9bbb8 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Wed Jul 23 12:53:27 EDT 2003 + Last updated: Fri Jul 25 18:07:30 EDT 2003 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -1111,8 +1111,12 @@ CREATE TABLE test (x int, modtime timestamp DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ); * contrib/pgcrypto contains many encryption functions for use in SQL queries. - * The only way to encrypt transmission from the client to the server - is by using hostssl in pg_hba.conf. + * To encrypt transmission from the client to the server, the server + must have the ssl option set to true in postgresql.conf, and an + applicable host or hostssl record must exist in pg_hba.conf, and + the client sslmode must not be disable. (Note that it is also + possible to use a third-party encrypted transport, such as stunnel + or ssh, rather than PostgreSQL's native SSL connections.) * Database user passwords are automatically encrypted when stored in version 7.3. In previous versions, you must enable the option PASSWORD_ENCRYPTION in postgresql.conf. diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 82eed3c326..641a3de6ea 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

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Last updated: Wed Jul 23 12:53:27 EDT 2003

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Last updated: Fri Jul 25 18:07:30 EDT 2003

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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