Re: Logging of matching pg_hba.conf entry during auth skips trust auth, potential security issue - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 09:27:51AM -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> + * No authentication identity was set; this happens e.g. when the
> + * trust method is in use.  For audit purposes, log a breadcrumb to
> + * explain where in the HBA this happened.
>
> Proposed rewrite: "Normally, if log_connections is set, the call to
> set_authn_id will log the connection. However, if that function is
> never called, perhaps because the trust method is in use, then we
> handle the logging here instead."

WFM.
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Michael