# PostgreSQL Security Hardening

DevFeed: [PostgreSQL Security Hardening](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/postgresql-security-hardening-29834.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/securing-postgres-postgresql/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Roman Tkachenko)

Published: 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firewall.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

Tags: [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firewall.md>), [hardening](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardening.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-best-practices.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [tool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tool.md>)

## AI overview

An overview of PostgreSQL security hardening practices covering network-level, transport-level, and database-level security. The article discusses firewall rules, restricting client IP addresses, SSH reverse tunneling, and PostgreSQL listening addresses.

## Source excerpt

A comprehensive overview of the best practices for securing access to PostgreSQL databases.