Re: Fwd: [PATCHES] Preliminary GSSAPI Patches
Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
From: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
To: josh@agliodbs.com
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, "Henry B. Hotz" <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan@kaltenbrunner.cc>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2007-05-01T22:11:41Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
>>> Also, last I checked OpenSSL didn't ship with Windows and Kerberos >>> encryption did. >> How long ago did you check? I've been using OpenSSL on windows for many >> years. Actually, it was supported just fine on Windows back when it was >> added to PostgreSQL *at least*. > > I didn't say *available for download*, I said *ship with*. That is, does a > Windows Vista Pro box from the factory come with OpenSSL on it? It does > come with Microsoft SSPI, although I don't know compatibility issues. No, of course not. Microsoft OSes don't ship with *any* third party software. So yeah, didn't get what you meant, and you do have a point there. Provided the SSPI stuff actually does gssapi encryption - but I'll trust the people who say it does. I've only ever used the authentication parts myself. //Magnus