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1 | | -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.94 2006/10/23 18:10:30 petere Exp $ --> |
| 1 | +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.95 2006/11/17 23:25:17 tgl Exp $ --> |
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3 | 3 | <chapter id="client-authentication"> |
4 | 4 | <title>Client Authentication</title> |
@@ -226,11 +226,12 @@ hostnossl <replaceable>database</replaceable> <replaceable>user</replaceable> |
226 | 226 | </para> |
227 | 227 |
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228 | 228 | <para> |
229 | | -A typical<replaceable>CIDR-address</replaceable>is |
| 229 | +Typical examples of a<replaceable>CIDR-address</replaceable>are |
230 | 230 | <literal>172.20.143.89/32</literal> for a single host, or |
231 | | - <literal>172.20.143.0/24</literal> for a network. |
| 231 | + <literal>172.20.143.0/24</literal> for a small network, or |
| 232 | + <literal>10.6.0.0/16</literal> for a larger one. |
232 | 233 | To specify a single host, use a CIDR mask of 32 for IPv4 or |
233 | | - 128 for IPv6. |
| 234 | + 128 for IPv6. In a network address, do not omit trailing zeroes. |
234 | 235 | </para> |
235 | 236 |
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236 | 237 | <para> |
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