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Is it safe to set rejectUnauthorized to false when using Heroku's Postgres database?
I am trying to put some fields in a Postgres database hosted on a Heroku app and it keeps returning this error: Error: self signed certificate code: 'DEPTH_ZERO_SELF_SIGNED_CERT' I have tried adding ...
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How strong should a database password be?
Seems like a trivial question, but I couldn't find other questions that address the following. So I'm simply asking, how strong would my (super user) database credentials ideally be? I simply figured ...
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Can TLS be a secure alternative to VPN?
I am developing an application that will be run by untrusted users in high performance computing centers. My users will not have root access, therefore VPN is not an option. I need some way to ...
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Connecting to postgres with SSL
I need help understanding some basics about the postgres database server and SSL. I am developing a Windows desktop application that will connect to a postgres database, in single user mode, with both ...
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Is Postgres password-based authentication secure?
According to Postgres's documentation, Postgres's password authentication method uses MD5 hashing to secure the password: The password-based authentication methods are md5 and password. These ...
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