Heya Folks! We are looking to connect our PostgreS...
# gooddata-cloud
m
Heya Folks! We are looking to connect our PostgreSQL and typically we use SSH for any of those connections. Any idea if that is or would be possible?
j
Hi Matt, SSH tunnel is indeed not supported but you could for example use TLS + IP whitelisting in your datasource for the traffic between GoodData: https://www.gooddata.com/docs/cloud/security-and-compliance/cloud-security-settings/
m
Got it, thank you! any idea if thats a roadmap item? We are a cybersecurity company and while this is in many ways a "reasonable" security practice, the SSH path would be our preferred method.
j
Understood. I can definitely check that out and I’ll get back to you once I have an update.
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Hi Matt, I can confirm that we don’t plan to push for SSH tunel support. Generally, we don’t see SSH as a suitable solution for data connections (latency, throughput, running costs), It is a protocol primarily designed for a different use case. We consider its ability to forward/tunnel connections as a “sysadmin’s swiss knife” rather than production-suitable solution. A VPN or mTLS seems more appropriate... but it depends on customer use case and requirements. The closest what we offer is a PrivateLink (a paid add-on). It is generally hard/expensive to provide (isolated) customer-specific network tunnels in our shared environment (Cloud).