Re: George MacKerron > (3) Any other ideas? I'm not a fan of "security by adding more connection parameters".
What are the chances of making "use the system/os default CA store" the default? "sslmode=require" would then already actually "require" a certificate if I'm reading the docs right. This would match user expectation for POLA. This default could then be pointed at the correct locations (plural) on all operating systems. (sslrootcert=system:wincert:otherlocation?) The "default default" would still be sslmode=prefer so it wouldn't break today's normal case. Users of sslmode=require will understand that supplying a CA certificate is no longer optional. Perhaps add a sslmode=require-weak could be added as a workaround. Christoph
