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Re: Authenticating from a web service call

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On 16/03/2012 18:39, Bryan Montgomery wrote:
> Hello,
> We are looking at implementing a web service that basically makes calls
> to the database.
> 
> I have been thinking about ways to secure the web service based on the
> database.
> 
> I initially thought about just connecting to the database as the user
> with parameters passed through the web service - however I don't know
> how to do that other than clear text passwords.

Postgres supports connections over SSL - will this do the job?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/ssl-tcp.html

Ray.


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