Mark Williams <markwillimas@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > __ > > > > From: Mark Williams <markwillimas@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: 25 August 2018 18:14 > To: 'Wim Bertels' <wim.bertels@xxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: Setting up SSL for postgre > > > > Hi Wim, > > > > I don't understand. If I don't include the password option, the connection > will be refused because I have not included it. > > > > I am connecting via PGAdmin with the same user ie postgres. > I suspect Wim was referring to private certificate authentication rather than connections over SSL - use the same basic technologies, but for different goals. While it may or may not be useful, I believe that recent versions of Debian actually come with SSL connections enabled by default (using self signed cert). Might provide the example you need? Tim -- Tim Cross