doc: Add note to prevent server spoofing with SCRAM

michaelpq · michaelpq · commit d0f4824a5410 · 2023-06-03T17:44:09.000-04:00
The set of recommendations added in the documentation with this commit helps in avoiding SCRAM exchanges with untrusted servers. Author: Jacob Champion, Jonathan Katz Reviewed-by: Stephen Frost, Daniel Gustafsson, Michael Paquier Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAWbhmg5Gh0JetNbQi7z0yOsdsN9YECv8GoY-QBGBBiip9+JOw@mail.gmail.com
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -2014,6 +2014,19 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
    CA.
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   To prevent server spoofing from occurring when using
+   <link linkend="auth-password">scram-sha-256</link> password authentication
+   over a network, you should ensure that you connect to the server using SSL
+   and with one of the anti-spoofing methods described in the previous
+   paragraph. Additionally, the SCRAM implementation in
+   <application>libpq</application> cannot protect the entire authentication
+   exchange, but using the <literal>channel_binding=require</literal> connection
+   parameter provides a mitigation against server spoofing. An attacker that
+   uses a rogue server to intercept a SCRAM exchange can use offline analysis to
+   potentially determine the hashed password from the client.
+  </para>
+
   <para>
     To prevent spoofing with GSSAPI, the server must be configured to accept
     only <literal>hostgssenc</literal> connections
