harpagornis wrote > The console app must be the SYSTEM user then, directly or maybe indirectly > through the Windows Certificate Store. Doubtful. The log also shows the attempt is to access the "postgres" database while your provided connection string accesses "dbname" You should probably start over and build up a simple "hello world" level program that will let you more easily figure out which moving pieces are giving you grief. Start without SSL, get stuff working, then add SSL pieces one-by-one and checking application and PostgreSQL logs to see what reaction you get at each point. David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.nabble.com/SSL-Certificates-in-Windows-7-Postgres-9-3-tp5830749p5830788.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