I changed the CN in all the certificates from 127.0.0.1 "my_role", which is the user id. Now the pg_log contains this: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014-12-15 22:28:04 GMT LOG: database system was shut down at 2014-12-15 22:28:01 GMT 2014-12-15 22:28:04 GMT LOG: database system is ready to accept connections 2014-12-15 22:28:04 GMT LOG: autovacuum launcher started 2014-12-15 22:28:05 GMT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2014-12-15 22:28:06 GMT FATAL: connection requires a valid client certificate 2014-12-15 22:28:06 GMT FATAL: no pg_hba.conf entry for host "127.0.0.1", user "SYSTEM", database "postgres", SSL off -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.nabble.com/SSL-Certificates-in-Windows-7-Postgres-9-3-tp5830749p5830783.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general