[NCLUG] Database program deployment question

[R P Herrold]

On Thu, 3 Oct 2002 JVergara at equinox.com wrote:

> Could you recommend the best and easiest way to have a secure
> (encrypted?) and fast response connection  between the clients and the
> Postgres database server?

MySQL is readily securable with a keyed port-forwarding SSH 
protocol tunnel -- port 3306;  Which port does postgres use?

Google shows a nice writeup at:
   http://www.upenn.edu/computing/da/dw/remoteaccess.html
for Oracle on port 1521

The principles are the same -- another good one is at:
   http://www.noserose.net/e/papers/
incidental to the 'gettin' fancy with ssh keys' section

-- Russ Herrold