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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/connection-settings.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/connection-settings.sgml index 5bc156a36..c3bc63cad 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/connection-settings.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/connection-settings.sgml @@ -256,6 +256,38 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="guc-allow-clear-text-frontend-auth" xreflabel="allow_clear_text_frontend_auth"> + <term><varname>allow_clear_text_frontend_auth</varname> (<type>boolean</type>) + <indexterm> + <primary><varname>allow_clear_text_frontend_auth</varname> configuration parameter</primary> + </indexterm> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + If <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> backend servers require + <literal>md5</literal> or <literal> SCRAM</literal> authentication for some + user's authentication but the password for that user is not present in the + <filename>"pool_passwd"</filename> file, then enabling + <literal>allow_clear_text_frontend_auth</literal> will allow the + <productname>Pgpool-II</productname> to use clear-text-password + authentication with frontend clients to get the password in palin text form + from the client and use it for backend authentication. + </para> + <para> + Default is <literal>false</literal> + </para> + <para> + This parameter can be changed by reloading + the <productname>Pgpool-II</productname> configurations. + </para> + <note> + <para> + <literal>allow_clear_text_frontend_auth</literal> only works when <xref linkend="guc-enable-pool-hba"> is not enabled + </para> + </note> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="guc-authentication-timeout" xreflabel="authentication_timeout"> <term><varname>authentication_timeout</varname> (<type>integer</type>) <indexterm> |