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<span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> also has native support for
using <acronym class="acronym">GSSAPI</acronym> to encrypt client/server communications for
increased security. Support requires that a <acronym class="acronym">GSSAPI</acronym>
implementation (such as MIT Kerberos) is installed on both client and server
systems, and that support in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> is
enabled at build time (see <a class="xref" href="installation.html" title="Chapter 17. Installation from Source Code">Chapter 17</a>).
</p><div class="sect2" id="GSSAPI-SETUP"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">19.10.1. Basic Setup</h3></div></div></div><p>
The <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> server will listen for both
normal and <acronym class="acronym">GSSAPI</acronym>-encrypted connections on the same TCP
port, and will negotiate with any connecting client whether to
use <acronym class="acronym">GSSAPI</acronym> for encryption (and for authentication). By
default, this decision is up to the client (which means it can be
downgraded by an attacker); see <a class="xref" href="auth-pg-hba-conf.html" title="21.1. The pg_hba.conf File">Section 21.1</a> about
setting up the server to require the use of <acronym class="acronym">GSSAPI</acronym> for
some or all connections.
</p><p>
When using <acronym class="acronym">GSSAPI</acronym> for encryption, it is common to
use <acronym class="acronym">GSSAPI</acronym> for authentication as well, since the
underlying mechanism will determine both client and server identities
(according to the <acronym class="acronym">GSSAPI</acronym> implementation) in any
case. But this is not required;
another <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> authentication method
can be chosen to perform additional verification.
</p><p>
Other than configuration of the negotiation
behavior, <acronym class="acronym">GSSAPI</acronym> encryption requires no setup beyond
that which is necessary for GSSAPI authentication. (For more information
on configuring that, see <a class="xref" href="gssapi-auth.html" title="21.6. GSSAPI Authentication">Section 21.6</a>.)
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