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Better document use of ident on localhost, per Tom Lane's idea.

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Bruce Momjian 2001-07-11 20:32:11 +00:00
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doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
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<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.11 2001/05/12 22:51:34 petere Exp $ -->
<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.12 2001/07/11 20:32:10 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter id="client-authentication">
<title>Client Authentication</title>
@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ hostssl <replaceable>database</replaceable> <replaceable>IP-address</replaceable
of the connecting user. <productname>Postgres</productname>
then verifies whether the so identified operating system user
is allowed to connect as the database user that is requested.
This is only available for TCP/IP connections.
This is only available for TCP/IP connections. It can be used
on the local machine by specifying the localhost address 127.0.0.1.
</para>
<para>
The <replaceable>authentication option</replaceable> following
the <literal>ident</> keyword specifies the name of an
<firstterm>ident map</firstterm> that specifies which operating
@ -553,7 +556,8 @@ host all 192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0 ident omicron
<attribution>RFC 1413</attribution>
<para>
The Identification Protocol is not intended as an authorization
or access control protocol.
or access control protocol. You must trust the machine running the
ident server.
</para>
</blockquote>
</para>

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src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample
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#
# PostgreSQL HOST-BASED ACCESS (HBA) CONTROL FILE
# PostgreSQL HOST-BASED ACCESS (HBA) CONTROL FILE
#
#
# This file controls:
@ -101,9 +101,9 @@
# be use only for machines where all users are truested.
#
# password: Authentication is done by matching a password supplied
# in clear by the host. If no AUTH_ARGUMENT is used, the
# password is compared with the user's entry in the
# pg_shadow table.
# in clear by the host. If no AUTH_ARGUMENT is used, the
# password is compared with the user's entry in the
# pg_shadow table.
#
# If AUTH_ARGUMENT is specified, the username is looked up
# in that file in the $PGDATA directory. If the username
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# passwords.
#
# crypt: Same as "password", but authentication is done by
# encrypting the password sent over the network. This is
# always preferable to "password" except for old clients
# that don't support "crypt". Also, crypt can use
# usernames stored in secondary password files but not
# secondary passwords.
# encrypting the password sent over the network. This is
# always preferable to "password" except for old clients
# that don't support "crypt". Also, crypt can use
# usernames stored in secondary password files but not
# secondary passwords.
#
# ident: Authentication is done by the ident server on the local
# or remote host. AUTH_ARGUMENT is required and maps names
# found in the $PGDATA/pg_ident.conf file. The connection
# is accepted if the file contains an entry for this map
# name with the ident-supplied username and the requested
# PostgreSQL username. The special map name "sameuser"
# indicates an implied map (not in pg_ident.conf) that
# maps each ident username to the identical PostgreSQL
# ident: Authentication is done by the ident server on the local
# (127.0.0.1) or remote host. AUTH_ARGUMENT is required and
# maps names found in the $PGDATA/pg_ident.conf file. The
# connection is accepted if the file contains an entry for
# this map name with the ident-supplied username and the
# requested PostgreSQL username. The special map name
# "sameuser" indicates an implied map (not in pg_ident.conf)
# that maps each ident username to the identical PostgreSQL
# username.
#
# krb4: Kerberos V4 authentication is used.
# krb4: Kerberos V4 authentication is used.
#
# krb5: Kerberos V5 authentication is used.
# krb5: Kerberos V5 authentication is used.
#
# reject: Reject the connection. This is used to reject certain hosts
# that are part of a network specified later in the file.
# To be effective, "reject" must appear before the later
# entries.
# that are part of a network specified later in the file.
# To be effective, "reject" must appear before the later
# entries.
#
# Local UNIX-domain socket connections support only the AUTH_TYPEs of
# "trust", "password", "crypt", and "reject".