reject

Reject the connection unconditionally. This is useful for “ filtering out ” certain hosts from a group, for example a reject line could block a specific host from connecting, while a later line allows the remaining hosts in a specific network to connect.

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Method: reject
Configuration: pg_hba.conf
Inventory: User-visible source authentication method
aliases: Unknown
manual path: /docs/18/auth-pg-hba-conf.html
signature: Unknown

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reject: Reject the connection unconditionally. This is useful for “filtering out” certain hosts from a group, for example a reject line could block a specific host from connecting, while a later line allows the remaining hosts in a specific network to connect.

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{"configuration":"pg_hba.conf","inventory":"User-visible source authentication method","method":"reject"}

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