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ssl: align key file permission check with libpq - #3952
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Root-owned key files with GROUP_READ (0640) are now accepted, matching the behavior of libpq and psql. Non-root-owned files still require 0600 or stricter. Splits validatePosixPermissions into isFileOwnedByRoot and hasInsecurePosixPermissions for clarity. Adds four tests covering the permission matrix, skipped on non-POSIX systems.
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I don't see any issues with this. Will merge if no objections |
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@davecramer yeah, this change will be very helpful in many environments !! Waiting for the merge and release , thank you !! |
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After this change, the certificates that we use in our company started to fail on DBeaver because of the permission checks... |
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pgjdbc currently refuses to connect if a private key file has any group or other permissions —
it strictly requires
0600. That's a safe default, but it's stricter than what libpq (thereference PostgreSQL C client) actually enforces.
libpq makes a practical distinction: if the key file is owned by root, it allows group-read
(
0640). This matters in real deployments where a system administrator owns the certificatesand grants read access to a service account via group membership. With pgjdbc's current behavior,
those setups break — even though
psqland every other libpq-based client works just fine withthem.
For non-root-owned files, libpq is strict: no group or other access. pgjdbc agrees on that part.
The gap is only for root-owned files, and that's what this PR closes.
The relevant check in libpq's
fe-secure-openssl.cis:Changes to Existing Features:
GROUP_READ(0640) are nowaccepted instead of rejected, matching libpq. All other permission checks remain unchanged.
All Submissions:
New Feature Submissions:
./gradlew styleCheckpass ?