On 2/2/17 8:32 AM, Simon Riggs wrote: > I think we should remove the "replication" false database concept in > pg_hba.conf altogether and allow any valid pg_hba rule to invoke a > replication connection, if one is requested. Roles would still need > the REPLICATION capability before this would be allowed. Having both > of those things doesn't materially improve security control.
It's weirdly inconsistent now. You need a "replication" line in pg_hba.conf to connect for logical decoding, but you can't restrict that to a specific database because the database column in pg_hba.conf is occupied by the "replication" key word. However, you would still want a way to configure a user for logical decoding for any database but no physical replication, or vice versa. Just getting rid of the replication key word would prevent that, I think. > It would also be useful to be able prevent users with REPLICATION > capability from connecting as normal users, if the are marked as > NOLOGIN. That sounds useful. (Superusers not have the replication attribute by default is an additional possible annoyance.) -- Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
