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Turn ident warning into an actual <warning>
The warning about using ident for authorization or access control was not formatted as a <warning>, making it less visible for readers used to the PostgreSQL documentation style. Wrap the quote in a <warning> block with slight rewording to emphasize the warning.
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therefore only appropriate for closed networks where each client
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machine is under tight control and where the database and system
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administrators operate in close contact. In other words, you must
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trust the machine running the ident server.
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Heed the warning:
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<blockquote>
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<attribution>RFC 1413</attribution>
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<para>
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The Identification Protocol is not intended as an authorization
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or access control protocol.
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</para>
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</blockquote>
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trust the machine running the ident server. RFC 1413 explicitly
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warns about using ident authentication for authorization or access
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control:
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<warning>
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<blockquote>
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<attribution>RFC 1413</attribution>
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<para>
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The Identification Protocol is not intended as an authorization
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or access control protocol.
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</para>
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</blockquote>
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</warning>
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</para>
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