Re: [HACKERS] Security question : Database access control

2002-10-25 Thread Igor Georgiev
Next your going to ask what will stop root from stopping your PostgreSQL, compiling a second copy with authentication disabled and using your data directory as it's source :) He he somebody can blow up ur home with C4, but this don't stop you from locking ur door !?!

Re: [HACKERS] Security question : Database access control

2002-10-24 Thread Rod Taylor
On Tue, 2002-10-22 at 12:12, Igor Georgiev wrote: edit *pg_hba.conf * # Allow any user on the local system to connect to any # database under any username, but only via an IP connection: host all 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255trust

Re: [HACKERS] Security question : Database access control

2002-10-22 Thread Igor Georgiev
edit *pg_hba.conf * # Allow any user on the local system to connect to any # database under any username, but only via an IP connection: host all 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 trust # The same, over Unix-socket connections: local all trust what about reading pg_hba.conf

Re: [HACKERS] Security question : Database access control

2002-10-22 Thread scott.marlowe
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Igor Georgiev wrote: edit *pg_hba.conf * # Allow any user on the local system to connect to any # database under any username, but only via an IP connection: host all 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255trust

Re: [HACKERS] Security question : Database access control

2002-10-22 Thread Igor Georgiev
Next your going to ask what will stop root from stopping your PostgreSQL, compiling a second copy with authentication disabled and using your data directory as it's source :) He he i'm enough paranoic :)) If you want to prevent root from accomplishing these things, you're going to have