Re: passwords in pg_shadow (duplicate).

OK, I have applied the following patch to CVS and 7.3. The fix will be
in 7.3.1 to allow 'password' even if pg_shadow contains MD5 passwords.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > Good catch. Seems like a bug. I assumed we still want to support
> > 'password' even though pg_shadow contains MD5 encrypted passwords. Is
> > that correct? (We can't support crypt in those cases.)
> >
> > The following patch fixes this. I need to review it later, but we could
> > apply to 7.3.1. I assume there are still some interfaces that don't
> > support md5 or crypt and we will need this patch to continue supporting
> > them, though I am sure there are some out there that want 'password' to
> > go away.
>
> Honestly I don't understand your intention.
> For example, if some one would like to use
> crypt authentication what should he do ?
> Certainly he can store a plain password using
> 'with unencrypted password ....'. But pg_dump
> would dump it as 'with password ....' and as
> a result the password would be restored as MD5
> encrypted password by default.
>
> regards,
> Hiroshi Inoue
> http://w2422.nsk.ne.jp/~inoue/
>
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo(at)postgresql(dot)org
>

--
Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 359-1001
+ If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road
+ Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073