GPU and pgcrypto

From: Wim Bertels <wim(dot)bertels(at)khleuven(dot)be>
To: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: GPU and pgcrypto
Date: 2011-10-25 15:25:43
Message-ID: 1319556343.2423.27.camel@zwerfkat
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Gc,

For passwords the use of
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/interactive/pgcrypto.html
is advised.

But what about GPU cracking?
Is crypt-bf/8 strong enough?

cf bcrypt in php:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6791126/how-is-bcrypt-more-future-proof-than-increasing-the-number-of-sha-iterations

mvg,
Wim

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