This shows you how to setup GSSAPI authentication server side, which I have already done and have working. My question is from client side, without a human logged in to generate the ticket. >>Hello, >>have a look at
>>https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/auth-methods.html >>There are details about LDAP and GSSAPI. >>On 20.12.2017 20:42, Mike F wrote: >>> Is it possible to authenticate with Postgres from a standalone >>> application using gssapi? In other words, I am able to authenticate with >>> Postgres when a human has logged in to either Windows or Linux and >>> generated a ticket, but is it possible for say a Django site or Java >>> application running on some server somewhere to authenticate with >>> Postgres using gssapi? I realize that psycopg2 has a connection >>> parameter for “krbsrvname”, but how does it generate a ticket? Is this >>> the only alternative to secure authentication since Postgres does not >>> support secure ldap (ldaps)?
