Bruno Wolff III <bruno@xxxxxxxx> writes: > Why do you say that? Ident authentication is secure if you are on the same > box as the postgers server. The real question is this: given that you don't believe in a personal password as authorization to use the database, what exactly *would* you like to believe in? We have a number of possible solutions available, but I don't know what to recommend ... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match