Securing PostgreSQL Installation
Explore how to secure your PostgreSQL database installation by configuring the pg_hba.conf file. Understand the different host-based authentication methods, connection types, and how to manage user access and privileges for enhanced database security.
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The default authentication method in PostgreSQL is password authentication. To change this behavior or configure security options, we need to edit the pg_hba.conf file in our PostgreSQL installation. The file contains a list of entries that are ...
The screenshot below shows a sample pg_hba.config configuration file.
The contents of the pg_hba.config file
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<TYPE> <DATABASE> <USER> <ADDRESS> <METHOD> <OPTIONS>
The general format of authentication configurations in the pg_hba.config file
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