From: Evan Bauer <evanbauer@mac.com>
To: s.dunand@sirap.fr
Cc: pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Setting up SSL for postgre
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:36:14 -0400
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Mark,
Have you tried a remote connection from the client with something other than Delphi — psql or pgAdmin — to whether the the issue is on the server or client side of the connection?
Cheers,
- Evan
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> On Aug 20, 2018, at 09:02, Stéphane Dunand <s.dunand@sirap.fr> wrote:
>
> Le 20/08/2018 à 14:44, Mark Williams a écrit :
>> I have started all over again to see if I can resolve this issue. Unfortunately not. I am still pulling my hair out.
>>
>> I am still following the instructions howtoforge.
>>
>> I am working with pg10. I am trying to use SSL on a small network server (running on Windows 7. I am trying to connect from a client machine running on Windows 10.
>>
>> Commands for certificate creation
>> openssl genrsa -des3 -out c:\certs\server.key 1024
>>
>> openssl rsa -in c:\certs\server.key -out c:\certs\server.key
>>
>> openssl req -new -key c:\certs\server.key -days 3650 -out c:\certs\server.crt -x509 -subj '/C=UK/ST=Wales/L=Cardiff/O=MWC/CN=192.168.0.12/emailAddress=info@mwconsult.co.uk <mailto:C=UK/ST=Wales/L=Cardiff/O=MWC/CN=192.168.0.12/emailAddress=info@mwconsult.co.uk>'
>>
>> {192.168.0.12 is the ipaddress of the server machine on the local network.
>>
>>
>> cp server.crt root.crt {manually copied as on Windows}
>> openssl genrsa -des3 -out c:\certs\postgresql.key 1024
>>
>> openssl rsa -in c:\certs\postgresql.key -out c:\certs\postgresql.key
>>
>> openssl req -new -key c:\certs\postgresql.key -out c:\certs\postgresql.csr -subj '/C=UK/ST=Wales/L=Cardiff/O=MWC/CN=postgres'
>>
>> openssl x509 -days 3650 -req -in c:\certs\postgresql.csr -CA c:\certs\root.crt -CAkey c:\certs\server.key -out c:\certs\postgresql.crt -CAcreateserial
>>
>> I then copy the server.key, server.crt and root.crt file to the postgres data folder on the server machine.
>>
>> Postgresql.conf
>> listen_addresses = '*'
>> ssl = on
>> #ssl_ciphers = 'HIGH:MEDIUM:+3DES:!aNULL' # allowed SSL ciphers
>> #ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = on
>> #ssl_ecdh_curve = 'prime256v1'
>> #ssl_dh_params_file = ''
>> ssl_cert_file = 'server.crt'
>> ssl_key_file = 'server.key'
>> ssl_ca_file = 'root.crt'
>> #ssl_crl_file = ''
>> #password_encryption = md5 # md5 or scram-sha-256
>> #db_user_namespace = off
>> #row_security = on
>>
>> pg_hba.conf
>> # TYPE DATABASE USER CIDR-ADDRESS METHOD
>>
>> # IPv4 local & remote connections:
>> host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust
>> hostssl all postgres 0.0.0.0/0 cert
>>
>> # IPv6 local connections:
>> host all all ::1/128 trust
>>
>> I restart the service.
>>
>> Client Machine
>> I am trying to connect from an application written in Delphi and using FireDAC.
>> The FireDAC params are set as follows
>> Params.Values['UseSSL'] := 'True';
>> Params.values['SSL_ca'] := sslCertsPath + 'root.crt';
>> Params.values['SSL_cert'] := sslCertsPath + 'postgresql.crt.';
>> Params.values['SSL_key'] := sslCertsPath + 'postgresql.key';
>>
>> The client certs are copied to “sslCertsPath”
>>
>> When I connect I get the “connection requires a valid client certificate” error.
>>
>> Is there something else I need to do? Do I have to added any of the self-certified certificates to the Windows Trusted certificate store and, if so, which ones on which machines?
>>
>> Hopefully, somebody can work out why this connection fails, if not, I can see no alternative to booking myself in t Dignitas!
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
>> Mark
>> __
>>
>
> This page helped me :
> https://www.depesz.com/2015/05/11/how-to-setup-ssl-connections-and-authentication/ <https://www.depesz.com/2015/05/11/how-to-setup-ssl-connections-and-authentication/;
>
> Best regards,
> Stéphane
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