zalando / zalando/postgres-operator

operator allow to create cluster with TLS disabled but pooler - not

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Description

Operator allow to create cluster without enforced secure connections, but bundled pgBouncer enforce it.

  • Which image of the operator are you using? e.g. registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/postgres-operator:v1.11.0
  • Where do you run it - cloud or metal? Kubernetes or OpenShift? [DigitalOcean K8s]
  • Are you running Postgres Operator in production? yes
  • Type of issue? Bug report

We set ALLOW_NOSSL: "true" for our clusters via ConfigMap and now we want to use connection pooler. However it is enforce secure connections:

server_tls_sslmode = require
server_tls_ca_file = /etc/ssl/certs/pgbouncer.crt
server_tls_protocols = secure
client_tls_sslmode = require

Please, make it configurable or allow insecure connections with looser restrictions:

server_tls_sslmode = prefer
client_tls_sslmode = prefer

It is backward compatible with existent configurations and do not harm anyone

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Inspect how ALLOW_NOSSL is propagated into the bundled pgBouncer TLS configuration, focusing on the operator's pooler configuration entry points. Compare the enforced settings with the requested prefer behavior and verify that existing secure configurations remain unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, kubernetes, postgresql
Domain
databases, infrastructure
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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