10.5. Summary

Administering PostgreSQL is an easy task. In general two configuration files are essential for working with the database: pg_hba.conf contains the network configuration, and postgresql.conf contains the runtime parameters of the database.

PostgreSQL provides an easy-to-use yet powerful security and user authentication system. To transfer data in an encrypted way, you can use SSL.

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