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Asked: 2026-05-27T04:57:36+00:00

When I configure my PostgreSQL server to use SSL and connect remotely, with the

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When I configure my PostgreSQL server to use SSL
and connect remotely, with the PostgreSQL client psql,
and specify a password,
will the password be sent over SSL?
Or is the SSL connection established after the password has been verified?

Here is how I connect:
(note that the SSL connection info message isn’t displayed until after I’ve logged in)

-bash-4.1$ psql --host myserver.mysite.com Database Username
Password for user Username: 
psql (9.1.1)
SSL connection (cipher: DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, bits: 256)
Type "help" for help.

Database=>

(I think the password is double md5 salted and encrypted but SSL would make me feel better.)

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  1. Editorial Team

    Yes, the entire session is using SSL, including login/password info. You can easily verify this with tcpdump.

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