> > The *REALM* is not checked, however. This can cause problems if you 
> > have a multi-realm system (where the realms already trust 
> each other, 
> > because the KDC has to give out the service ticket) where 
> you have the 
> > same username existing in multiple realms representing 
> different users.
> 
> This brings up the issue again that it'd be nice to be able 
> to have what amounts to a '.k5login' in PostgreSQL somehow.  
> Ideally, this would be something an idividual user could set 
> up but at good first step would be to have something along 
> the lines of pg_ident.conf for Kerberos connections where the 
> admin could implement a mapping.
> 
> We should probably also have a configurable option to check 
> the realm or to not check the realm.  I'd like to look into 
> doing this for 8.2 but, as usual, I'm not sure I'll have 
> time.  Anyone else looking into this?

They're both on my personal TODO (not .k5login, but a
pg_ident-kind-of-mapping), but with the same disclaimer as you - I don't
know if I'll have enough time.

//Magnus

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