Using SSL with dotConnect for PostgreSQL from NuGet
When using dotConnect for PostgreSQL via NuGet packages, note that SSL support is not included in the NuGet assemblies by default.
To enable SSL connections, you must manually add the necessary assemblies from the full Devart installation package to your project:
After adding the required libraries, configure the connection using the appropriate
ConnectionString parameters. See the official documentation for details:Key SSL-related connection string parameters:
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SSL
CA Cert
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The
location of the authority SSL certificate.
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Ssl
Cert
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The
location of the client SSL certificate.
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Ssl
Cipher List
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The
list of ciphers that client agrees to use.
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Ssl
Key
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The
location of the user's private key.
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Ssl
Mode
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SSL
connection priority. May be Disable, Allow, Prefer, and Require. The default
value is Disable, which means that only an unencrypted SSL connection will be
attempted.
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SSL
TLS Protocol
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Specifies
the maximal TLS version to report to the server when establishing a
connection. Supported values are "1.0", "1.1", and
"1.2". The default value is "1.1".
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For more advanced configuration, refer to the SslOptions property:
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