---
number: 18845
slug: 18845-connections-to-postgres-directly-from-an-edge-function-are-secured-with-ssl
published: 2023-11-09
discussion: https://github.com/orgs/supabase/discussions/18845
labels:
  - enhancement
  - edge functions
page: https://supabase.com/changelog/18845-connections-to-postgres-directly-from-an-edge-function-are-secured-with-ssl
---

# Connections to Postgres directly from an edge function are secured with SSL

If you use Deno Postgres or other Postgres clients to connect to your database instance from a Supabase Edge Function, those connections are now secured with SSL. You don't need to add any extra configurations to your client setup.

More details:  https://supabase.com/docs/guides/functions/connect-to-postgres#ssl-connections