Re: public key functions for postgresql ?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Gianni Mariani <gianni(at)mariani(dot)ws>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: public key functions for postgresql ?
Date: 2003-08-11 03:58:26
Message-ID: 200308110358.h7B3wQF09611@candle.pha.pa.us
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I think you are right --- there are no public key functions in there.
Perhaps the easiest way would be to detect a public-key library and make
functions in pg_crypto to call them if they exist.

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Gianni Mariani wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>
> >Gianni Mariani <gianni(at)mariani(dot)ws> writes:
> >
> >
> >>Anyhow, are there any loadable modules that do public key encryption for
> >>Postgresql ? I'd like to access these functions in plpgsql.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Look in contrib/pgcrypto.
> >
> > regards, tom lane
> >
> >
> Thanks for the pointer, I read the docs and I see no public key crypto
> stuff there. Did I miss somthing ?
>
> I suppose it would be a good point to start adding some new public key
> functions.
>
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>
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