Re: Re: Encrypting pg_shadow passwords

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jim Mercer <jim(at)reptiles(dot)org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Lincoln Yeoh <lyeoh(at)pop(dot)jaring(dot)my>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Re: Encrypting pg_shadow passwords
Date: 2001-06-27 02:34:16
Message-ID: 200106270234.f5R2YGQ29559@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > There's no reason to spend any additional work on it.
>
> hmmm. what is the expected date of rollout of the new code with a backwards
> compatible API (i don't mind recompiling), which has encrypted passwords
> in pg_shadow?

It will be in 7.2, whenever that is. It will not talk to pre-7.2
clients once you encrypt pg_shadow entries.

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