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PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook - Fourth Edition

You're reading from  PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook - Fourth Edition

Product type Book
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788474924
Pages 576 pages
Edition 4th Edition
Languages
Toc

Table of Contents (14) Chapters close

Preface 1. First Steps 2. Exploring the Database 3. Configuration 4. Server Control 5. Tables and Data 6. Security 7. Database Administration 8. Monitoring and Diagnosis 9. Regular Maintenance 10. Performance and Concurrency 11. Backup and Recovery 12. Replication and Upgrades 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Checking whether all users have a secure password

PostgreSQL has no built-in facilities to make sure that you are using strong passwords.

The best you can do is to make sure that all user passwords are encrypted, and that your pg_hba.conf file does not allow logins with a plain password. That is, always use the SCRAM-SHA-256 the login method for users, which is new in PostgreSQL 10. Any servers upgrading from earlier versions should upgrade from md5 to SCRAM-SHA-256 password encryption.

For client applications connecting from trusted private networks, either real or virtual (VPN), you may use host-based access, provided you know that the machine on which the application is running is not used by some non-trusted individuals. For remote access over public networks, it may be a better idea to use SSL client certificates.

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