Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > My question is whether it is safe to be making this change in a minor > > release? Does it work with 7.3 to 7.3.1 combinations? My other > > question is, if SSLv2 isn't secure, couldn't a client say they only > > support SSLv2, and hence break into the server? That was my original > > hesitancy, that and the fact Bear the SSL guy didn't want it. > > Wow, which part of "A TLS/SSL connection established with these methods > will understand the SSLv2, SSLv3, and TLSv1 protocol" are you finiding > particularly confusing? As nate explained to you, and the man page > section I commited states, TLSv1_method *only* supports TLS connections > ... SSLv23_method supports SSLv2, v3 and TLSv1 ... > > As for 'break into the server" ... ummm ... isn't that what pg_hba.conf is > for? I don't know about servers you run, but I don't let just anyone > connect to my server, and, in fact, close down the databases themsleves to > specific users ... if you don't trust the client, why are you giving him > accss to your data, regardless of the protocol being used to encrypt the > sessino??
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