Re: PsqlODBC with a SSL connection

The best clue I could find is here:
http://psqlodbc.projects.postgresql.org/config-opt.html but I'm not sure how
to apply that information to my .odbc.ini.  Thanks.


Neil Best wrote:
>
> Did this work?  How exactly?  Could someone please post the entries in
> .odbc.ini that accomplish this?  I have not been able to puzzle it out.  I
> am using unixODBC under Linux.  Under Windows it is controlled with a
> drop-down in the GUI but under Linux I just edit .odbc.ini.  Thanks.
>
>
>
> Terry Lorber wrote:
>>
>> Looks like I need to include Ssslmode=require in the connection string
>> (just Ssl=true) doesn't do it.  Here's a nice list of attributes from
>> the Npgsql,
>> http://npgsql.projects.postgresql.org/docs/manual/UserManual.htm,
>> website:
>>
>> <pre>
>>  Gets or sets the string used to connect to a PostgreSQL database.
>>
>>         /// Valid values are:
>>         /// Server:                     Address/Name of Postgresql
>> Server;
>>         /// Port:                       Port to connect to;
>>         /// Protocol:                   Protocol version to use, instead
>> of automatic; Integer 2 or 3;
>>         /// Database:                   Database name. Defaults to user
>> name if not specified;
>>         /// User Id:                    User name;
>>         /// Password:                   Password for clear text
>> authentication;
>>         /// SSL:                        True or False. Controls whether
>> to attempt a secure connection. Default = False;
>>         /// Pooling:                    True or False. Controls whether
>> connection pooling is used. Default = True;
>>         /// MinPoolSize:                Min size of connection pool.
>> Default: 1;
>>         /// MaxPoolSize:                Max size of connection pool.
>> Default: 20;
>>         /// Encoding:                   Encoding to be used; Can be ASCII
>> or UNICODE. Default is ASCII. Use UNICODE if you are having problems with
>> accents.
>>         /// Timeout:                    Time to wait for connection open
>> in seconds. Default is 15.
>>         /// CommandTimeout:             Time to wait for command to
>> finish execution before throw an exception. In seconds. Default is 20.
>>         /// Sslmode:                    Mode for ssl connection control.
>>         /// ConnectionLifeTime:         Time to wait before closing
>> unused connections in the pool in seconds. Default is 15.
>>         /// SyncNotification:           Specifies if Npgsql should use
>> synchronous notifications
>>         Encoding can be ASCII or UNICODE. If your application uses
>> characters with accents and with default settings it doesn't work, try
>> changing that.
>>         Min pool size when specified will make NpgsqlConnection pre
>> allocates this number of connections with the server.
>>         Sslmode can be one of the following values:
>>             Prefer - If it is possible to connect using ssl, it will be
>> used.
>>             Require - If an ssl connection cannot be made, an exception
>> is thrown.
>>             Allow - Not supported yet, just connects without ssl.
>>             Disable - No ssl connection is done.
>>             Default is Disable.
>> </pre>
>>
>>
>> I can't say these are all valid for pgsqlODBC, but it's a start.
>> Shouldn't this be somewhere on the postgresql.org site?  If I've missed
>> it, please show me the light!
>>
>> tgl
>>
>>
>> Terry Lorber wrote:
>>> I'm having difficulty connecting in SSL mode with the "PostgreSQL
>>> ANSI" driver from a Win32 machine to a PostgreSQL 8.2 installation on
>>> a GNU/Linux machine.
>>>
>>> I can connect from my client w/ SSL using "psql" from the command line
>>> fine, also connecting using plain ODBC works too.  When I try to force
>>> the SSL connection (by making changes to the servers pg_hba.conf
>>> file), I'm told SSL is off.
>>>
>>> Is there something in the connection string I use to tell the driver
>>> to use SSL?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> tgl
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