Re: Serious problem within authentication subsystem in 7.0

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Matt Sullivan <matt(at)sullivan(dot)gen(dot)nz>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Serious problem within authentication subsystem in 7.0
Date: 2000-05-23 14:13:50
Message-ID: 1507.959091230@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <e99re41(at)DoCS(dot)UU(dot)SE> writes:
> The assumption that the old password can be reused between
> password connections seems pretty unwise.

I think it's OK, and a useful convenience, if you are reconnecting with
the same username as before. What I had in mind was to discard the
prior password if the \connect command specifies a username.

regards, tom lane

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