ciphers can be specified in the <productname>OpenSSL</productname>
configuration file, you can specify ciphers specifically for use by
the database server by modifying <xref linkend="guc-ssl-ciphers"> in
- <filename>postgresql.conf</>. It is possible to allow authentication
+ <filename>postgresql .conf</>. It is possible to have authentication
without the overhead of encryption by using <literal>NULL-SHA</> or
<literal>NULL-MD5</> ciphers. However, a man-in-the-middle could read
and pass communications between client and server.