Re: [BUGS] Security problem in psql frontends

[Tom Lane]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I can connect to the database with a valid username and with a false
> password. Why ?

No doubt it's because you've got pg_hba.conf set to "trust" ...
passwords aren't checked unless pg_hba.conf specifies a password-
based authentication mechanism.  See
http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.0/postgres/security.htm

                        regards, tom lane