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+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.284 2009/04/14 20:42:48 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter id="libpq">
<title><application>libpq</application> - C Library</title>
<para>
This option determines whether or with what priority a
<acronym>SSL</> TCP/IP connection will be negotiated with the
- server. There are four modes: <literal>disable</> will attempt
- only an unencrypted <acronym>SSL</> connection;
- <literal>allow</> will negotiate, trying first a
- non-<acronym>SSL</> connection, then if that fails, trying an
- <acronym>SSL</> connection; <literal>prefer</> (the default)
- will negotiate, trying first an <acronym>SSL</> connection,
- then if that fails, trying a regular non-<acronym>SSL</>
- connection; <literal>require</> will try only an
- <acronym>SSL</> connection. <literal>sslmode</> is ignored
- for Unix domain socket communication.
- </para>
+ server. There are four modes:
+
+ <table id="libpq-connect-sslmode-options">
+ <title><literal>sslmode</literal> options</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Option</entry>
+ <entry>Description</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>disable</></entry>
+ <entry>only try a non-<acronym>SSL</> connection
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>allow</></entry>
+ <entry>first try a non-<acronym>SSL</>
+ connection; if that fails, try an <acronym>SSL</>
+ connection</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>prefer</> (default)</entry>
+ <entry>first try an <acronym>SSL</> connection; if
+ that fails, try a non-<acronym>SSL</>
+ connection</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>require</></entry>
+ <entry>only try an <acronym>SSL</> connection</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
<para>
+ <literal>sslmode</> is ignored for Unix domain socket
+ communication.
If <productname>PostgreSQL</> is compiled without SSL support,
using option <literal>require</> will cause an error, while
options <literal>allow</> and <literal>prefer</> will be
- accepted but <application>libpq</> will not in fact attempt
+ accepted but <application>libpq</> will not actually attempt
an <acronym>SSL</>
connection.<indexterm><primary>SSL</><secondary
sortas="libpq">with libpq</></indexterm>