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CheckPWChallengeAuth() would return STATUS_ERROR if the user does not
exist or has no password assigned, even if the client disconnected
without responding to the password challenge (as libpq often will,
for example). We should return STATUS_EOF in that case, and the
lower-level functions do, but this code level got it wrong since the
refactoring done in 7ac955b34. This breaks the intent of not logging
anything for EOF cases (cf. comments in auth_failed()) and might
also confuse users of ClientAuthentication_hook.
Per report from Liu Lang. Back-patch to all supported versions.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/b725238c-539d-cb09-2bff-b5e6cb2c069c@esgyn.cn
src/backend/libpq/README.SSL
SSL
===
>From the servers perspective:
Receives StartupPacket
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(Is SSL_NEGOTIATE_CODE?) ----------- Normal startup
| No
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| Yes
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(Server compiled with USE_SSL?) ------- Send 'N'
| No |
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| Yes Normal startup
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Send 'S'
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Establish SSL
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Normal startup
>From the clients perspective (v6.6 client _with_ SSL):
Connect
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Send packet with SSL_NEGOTIATE_CODE
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Receive single char ------- 'S' -------- Establish SSL
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| '<else>' |
| Normal startup
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Is it 'E' for error ------------------- Retry connection
| Yes without SSL
| No
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Is it 'N' for normal ------------------- Normal startup
| Yes
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Fail with unknown
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ephemeral DH
============
Since the server static private key ($DataDir/server.key) will
normally be stored unencrypted so that the database backend can
restart automatically, it is important that we select an algorithm
that continues to provide confidentiality even if the attacker has the
server's private key. Ephemeral DH (EDH) keys provide this and more
(Perfect Forward Secrecy aka PFS).
N.B., the static private key should still be protected to the largest
extent possible, to minimize the risk of impersonations.
Another benefit of EDH is that it allows the backend and clients to
use DSA keys. DSA keys can only provide digital signatures, not
encryption, and are often acceptable in jurisdictions where RSA keys
are unacceptable.
The downside to EDH is that it makes it impossible to use ssldump(1)
if there's a problem establishing an SSL session. In this case you'll
need to temporarily disable EDH (see initialize_dh()).