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| author | Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> | 2007-11-09 17:31:07 +0000 |
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| committer | Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> | 2007-11-09 17:31:07 +0000 |
| commit | 4b606ee444a1663a5ae668f5cd0560f165b04c43 (patch) | |
| tree | 283b9f84bf59aae4de2d6930198ea4b666b33870 /doc/src/sgml | |
| parent | a7cd5a4aa0271aa8fe35b6e825b28bb452ac7ca7 (diff) | |
| download | postgresql-4b606ee444a1663a5ae668f5cd0560f165b04c43.tar.gz | |
Add parameter krb_realm used by GSSAPI, SSPI and Kerberos
to validate the realm of the connecting user. By default
it's empty meaning no verification, which is the way
Kerberos authentication has traditionally worked in
PostgreSQL.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 17 |
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml index b4a851588e..9e3ab2440d 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.101 2007/09/14 03:53:54 momjian Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.102 2007/11/09 17:31:07 mha Exp $ --> <chapter id="client-authentication"> <title>Client Authentication</title> @@ -773,10 +773,10 @@ local db1,db2,@demodbs all md5 <para> Client principals must have their <productname>PostgreSQL</> database user name as their first component, for example - <literal>pgusername/otherstuff@realm</>. At present the realm of - the client is not checked by <productname>PostgreSQL</>; so if you - have cross-realm authentication enabled, then any principal in any - realm that can communicate with yours will be accepted. + <literal>pgusername@realm</>. By default, the realm of the client is + not checked by <productname>PostgreSQL</>. If you have cross-realm + authentication enabled and need to verify the realm, use the + <xref linkend="guc-krb-realm"> parameter. </para> <para> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index f070290f48..d8d8c4deb1 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 1.153 2007/11/05 17:35:38 momjian Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.154 2007/11/09 17:31:07 mha Exp $ --> <chapter Id="runtime-config"> <title>Server Configuration</title> @@ -601,6 +601,21 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF; </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="guc-krb-realm" xreflabel="krb_realm"> + <term><varname>krb_realm</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term> + <indexterm> + <primary><varname>krb_realm</> configuration parameter</primary> + </indexterm> + <listitem> + <para> + Sets the realm to match Kerberos, GSSAPI and SSPI usernames against. + See <xref linkend="kerberos-auth">, <xref linkend="gssapi-auth"> or + <xref linkend="sspi-auth"> for details. This parameter can only be + set at server start. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="guc-krb-server-keyfile" xreflabel="krb_server_keyfile"> <term><varname>krb_server_keyfile</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term> <indexterm> |