diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 0864465f32..f4c219373c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.220.2.1 2009/08/24 20:08:40 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.220.2.2 2010/02/25 13:26:26 mha Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter Id="runtime-config">
   <title>Server Configuration</title>
@@ -580,6 +580,32 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF;
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry id="guc-ssl-renegotiation-limit" xreflabel="ssl_renegotiation_limit">
+      <term><varname>ssl_renegotiation_limit</varname> (<type>int</type>)</term>
+      <indexterm>
+       <primary><varname>ssl_renegotiation_limit</> configuration parameter</primary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        Specifies how much data can flow over an <acronym>SSL</> encrypted connection
+        before renegotiation of the session will take place. Renegotiation of the
+        session decreases the chance of doing cryptanalysis when large amounts of data
+        are sent, but it also carries a large performance penalty. The sum of
+        sent and received traffic is used to check the limit. If the parameter is
+        set to 0, renegotiation is disabled. The default is <literal>512MB</>.
+       </para>
+       <note>
+        <para>
+         SSL libraries from before November 2009 are insecure when using SSL
+         renegotiation, due to a vulnerability in the SSL protocol. As a stop-gap fix
+         for this vulnerability, some vendors also shipped SSL libraries incapable
+         of doing renegotiation. If any of these libraries are in use on the client
+         or server, SSL renegotiation should be disabled.
+        </para>
+       </note>
+      </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry id="guc-ssl-ciphers" xreflabel="ssl_ciphers">
       <term><varname>ssl_ciphers</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term>
       <indexterm>
diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c
index 1b59c19b33..6f38b2c729 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c,v 1.92.2.2 2009/12/30 03:45:53 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c,v 1.92.2.3 2010/02/25 13:26:26 mha Exp $
  *
  *	  Since the server static private key ($DataDir/server.key)
  *	  will normally be stored unencrypted so that the database
@@ -93,13 +93,14 @@ static void close_SSL(Port *);
 static const char *SSLerrmessage(void);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 /*
  *	How much data can be sent across a secure connection
  *	(total in both directions) before we require renegotiation.
+ *	Set to 0 to disable renegotiation completely.
  */
-#define RENEGOTIATION_LIMIT (512 * 1024 * 1024)
+int ssl_renegotiation_limit;
 
+#ifdef USE_SSL
 static SSL_CTX *SSL_context = NULL;
 static bool ssl_loaded_verify_locations = false;
 
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ secure_write(Port *port, void *ptr, size_t len)
 	{
 		int			err;
 
-		if (port->count > RENEGOTIATION_LIMIT)
+		if (ssl_renegotiation_limit && port->count > ssl_renegotiation_limit * 1024L)
 		{
 			SSL_set_session_id_context(port->ssl, (void *) &SSL_context,
 									   sizeof(SSL_context));
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index fe81112ca0..d841dd7f34 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Written by Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>.
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.505.2.4 2010/01/24 21:49:31 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.505.2.5 2010/02/25 13:26:26 mha Exp $
  *
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ extern char *default_tablespace;
 extern char *temp_tablespaces;
 extern bool synchronize_seqscans;
 extern bool fullPageWrites;
+extern int	ssl_renegotiation_limit;
 
 #ifdef TRACE_SORT
 extern bool trace_sort;
@@ -1889,6 +1890,16 @@ static struct config_int ConfigureNamesInt[] =
 		0, 0, INT_MAX, assign_tcp_keepalives_interval, show_tcp_keepalives_interval
 	},
 
+	{
+		{"ssl_renegotiation_limit", PGC_USERSET, CONN_AUTH_SECURITY,
+			gettext_noop("Set the amount of traffic to send and receive before renegotiating the encryption keys."),
+			NULL,
+			GUC_UNIT_KB,
+		},
+		&ssl_renegotiation_limit,
+		512 * 1024, 0, MAX_KILOBYTES, NULL, NULL
+	},
+
 	{
 		{"tcp_keepalives_count", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_OTHER,
 			gettext_noop("Maximum number of TCP keepalive retransmits."),
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index 645f355b07..fabfc75f55 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 #ssl = off				# (change requires restart)
 #ssl_ciphers = 'ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH'	# allowed SSL ciphers
 					# (change requires restart)
+#ssl_renegotiation_limit = 512MB	# amount of data between renegotiations
 #password_encryption = on
 #db_user_namespace = off