Re: [HACKERS] Solution to the pg_user passwd problem !?? (c)

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: tih(at)Hamartun(dot)Priv(dot)NO (Tom I Helbekkmo)
Cc: goran(at)bildbasen(dot)se, brett(at)work(dot)chicken(dot)org, ocie(at)paracel(dot)com, scrappy(at)hub(dot)org, jwieck(at)debis(dot)com, Andreas(dot)Zeugswetter(at)telecom(dot)at, pgsql-hackers(at)hub(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Solution to the pg_user passwd problem !?? (c)
Date: 1998-02-27 03:14:54
Message-ID: 199802270314.WAA23930@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Anyway, if it should at some point be decided to strip PostgreSQL of
> any way of even calling user supplied cryptographic functions, PLEASE
> don't do this without creating a clean, documented framework for
> adding authentication methods to the system, so that those of us who
> need secure authentication can reintegrate Kerberos and the like on
> our own...

Don't worry. Kerberos support is not going to be change, only improved
if we can. I always liked Kerberos.

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