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doc: clarify that SSPI and GSSAPI are interchangeable
Reported-by: tpo_deb@sourcepole.ch Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/167846222574.1803490.15815104179136215862@wrigleys.postgresql.org Backpatch-through: 11
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doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml

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<literal>negotiate</literal> mode, which will use
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<productname>Kerberos</productname> when possible and automatically
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fall back to <productname>NTLM</productname> in other cases.
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<productname>SSPI</productname> authentication only works when both
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server and client are running <productname>Windows</productname>,
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or, on non-Windows platforms, when <productname>GSSAPI</productname>
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is available.
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<productname>SSPI</productname> and <productname>GSSAPI</productname>
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interoperate as clients and servers, e.g., an
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<productname>SSPI</productname> client can authenticate to an
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<productname>GSSAPI</productname> server. It is recommended to use
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<productname>SSPI</productname> on Windows clients and servers and
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<productname>GSSAPI</productname> on non-Windows platforms.
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</para>
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