Re: Crypto

I think the same, These are not arguments to include crypto on the core, due to then all users have to think on this aspect to build a simple database, so we would be obligating to the users to use this module.

I´d let this module on the contrib

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----- Mensaje original -----
De: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Para: "David Fetter" <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
CC: "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, "PG Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Enviados: Sábado, 19 de Septiembre 2009 6:33:36 GMT -10:00 Hawai
Asunto: Re: [HACKERS] Crypto

David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:50:35AM -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> What benefit would we gain from making general crypto part of the
>> core?

> People may wish to encrypt things in the database.

That is not an argument why it has to be in core rather than an add-on.

regards, tom lane