Re: Trust intermediate CA for client certificates

From: Ian Pilcher <arequipeno(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, stellr(at)vt(dot)edu, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Trust intermediate CA for client certificates
Date: 2013-12-02 21:22:25
Message-ID: 529CFA11.5090403@gmail.com
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On 12/02/2013 03:15 PM, Stephen Frost wrote:
> That isn't at *all* accurate. Authorization is handled by pg_ident and
> PG's role and grant system. We are only using OpenSSL's trust of the
> certificate for authentication.

OK, how do I configure Postgres to only allow connections when the
client presents a certificate signed by a particular intermediate CA?

AFAIK, there is currently no way to do this.

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