Re: FW: [ppa-dev] Severe bug in debian - phppgadmin opens

From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: FW: [ppa-dev] Severe bug in debian - phppgadmin opens
Date: 2001-11-28 22:57:47
Message-ID: E169DZI-0004YD-00@hall.mail.mindspring.net
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> authentication. This is not recommended because the password can
> be read by others using <command>ps -e</command>.

[snip long discussion on the shortcoming of 'ps'...]

Can't we just say something generic like:

"because on some (inferior) platforms other user's
environment variables can be read."?

(Ok, without the "inferior"...mmmm..Linux :)

Greg Sabino Mullane
greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200111281755

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