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authorThomas G. Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org>2000-10-20 14:00:49 +0000
committerThomas G. Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org>2000-10-20 14:00:49 +0000
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Fix ids and xrefs to avoid duplicates.
Remove copy/paste redundant extra section with slight merge of content.
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 62 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index ab7a6b4795b..31810dc19d8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.29 2000/10/19 04:53:41 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.30 2000/10/20 14:00:49 thomas Exp $
-->
<Chapter Id="runtime">
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ env PGOPTIONS='--geqo=off' psql
<listitem>
<para>
Enables <acronym>SSL</> connections. Please read
- <xref linkend="ssl"> before using this. The default
+ <xref linkend="ssl-tcp"> before using this. The default
is off.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=32
</para>
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="ssl">
+ <sect1 id="ssl-tcp">
<title>Secure TCP/IP Connections with SSL</title>
<para>
@@ -1654,7 +1654,8 @@ set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=32
can be started with the argument <option>-l</> (ell) to enable
SSL connections. When starting in SSL mode, the postmaster will look
for the files <filename>server.key</> and <filename>server.crt</> in
- the data directory. These files should contain the server private key
+ the data directory (pointed to by <envar>PGDATA</envar>).
+ These files should contain the server private key
and certificate respectively. These files must be set up correctly
before an SSL-enabled server can start. If the private key is protected
with a passphrase, the postmaster will prompt for the passphrase and will
@@ -1664,7 +1665,8 @@ set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=32
<para>
The postmaster will listen for both standard and SSL connections
on the same TCP/IP port, and will negotiate with any connecting
- client wether to use SSL or not. See <xref linkend="client-authentication">
+ client whether or not to use SSL.
+ See <xref linkend="client-authentication">
about how to force on the server side the use of SSL for certain
connections.
</para>
@@ -1695,63 +1697,7 @@ openssl x509 -inform PEM -outform PEM -in newreq.pem -out newkey_no_passphrase.p
</para>
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="ssl">
- <title>Secure TCP/IP Connection with SSL</title>
-
- <para>
- PostgreSQL has native support for connections over SSL to encrypt
- client/server communications for increased security. This requires
- <productname>OpenSSL</productname> to be installed on both client
- and server systems and support enabled at compile-time using
- the configure script.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- With SSL support compiled in, the Postgres backend can be
- started with argument -l to enable SSL connections.
- When starting in SSL mode, the postmaster will look for the
- files <filename>server.key</filename> and
- <filename>server.cert</filename> in the <envar>PGDATA</envar>
- directory. These files should contain the server private key and
- certificate respectively. If the private key is protected with a
- passphrase, the postmaster will prompt for the passphrase and not
- start until it has been provided.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The postmaster will listen for both standard and SSL connections
- on the same TCP/IP port, and will negotiate with any connecting
- client wether to use SSL or not. Use the <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename>
- file to optionally require SSL in order to accept a connection.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For details on how to create your server private key and certificate,
- refer to the OpenSSL documentation. A simple self-signed certificate
- can be used to get started testing, but a certificate signed by a CA
- (either one of the global CAs or a local one) should be used in
- production so the client can verify the servers identity. To create
- a quick self-signed certificate, use the <filename>CA.pl</filename>
- script included in OpenSSL:
-<programlisting>
- CA.pl -newcert
-</programlisting>
- Fill out the information the script asks for. Make sure to enter
- the local hostname as Common Name. The script will generate a key
- which is passphrase protected. To remove the passphrase (required
- if you want automatic startup of the postmaster), run the command
-<programlisting>
- openssl x509 -inform PEM -outform PEM -in newreq.pem -out newkey_no_passphrase.pem
-</programlisting>
- Enter the old passphrase to unlock the existing key. Copy the file
- <filename>newreq.pem</filename> to <filename>PGDATA/server.cert</filename>
- and <filename>newkey_no_passphrase.pem</filename> to
- <filename>PGDATA/server.key</filename>. Remove the PRIVATE KEY part
- from the <filename>server.cert</filename> using any text editor.
- </para>
- </sect1>
-
- <sect1 id="ssh">
+ <sect1 id="ssh-tunnels">
<title>Secure TCP/IP Connections with SSH tunnels</title>
<note>