| Type: | bool |
| Default: | off |
| Context: | sighup |
| Restart: | false |
Enables SSL connections. This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line. The default is off.
Recommendations
One of several different settings to turn on SSL connections for PostgreSQL. SSL is a very good idea for highly secure setups. In addition, you must compile in SSL support and set SSL connections in pg_hba.conf, as well as configuring SSL itself.