Re: Fwd: [PATCHES] Preliminary GSSAPI Patches

Dave Page <dpage@postgresql.org>

From: Dave Page <dpage@postgresql.org>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
Cc: josh@agliodbs.com, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, "Henry B. Hotz" <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan@kaltenbrunner.cc>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2007-05-02T07:59:39Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>>> 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.

I think it's largely irrelevant though - I can't see us shipping a 
non-ssl enabled build now (thats not to say we wouldn't add SSPI support 
of course).

/D