Re: [HACKERS] Solaris ident authentication using unix domain sockets

Josh Berkus <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.patches,gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Florian,

> I'd be *very* interested in how they come to that assessment. I'd have
> thought that the only alternative to getpeereid/getupeercred is
> password-based or certificate-based authenticated - which seem *less*
> secure because a) they also rely on the client having the correct uid
> or gid (to read the password/private key), plus b) the risk of the
> password/private key getting into the wrong hands.

*shrug* don't ask me.  I don't agree with the policy, I can hardly 
defend it.

--Josh

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