Re: db_user_namespace, md5 and changing passwords

Tom Lane escribió:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > I don't know of a way to make MD5 and db_user_namespace work cleanly so
> > we are considering removing db_user_namespace in 8.4.
>
> We are? It's no more or less ugly than the day it was put in (the
> MD5 encryption option was already there).
>
> If we had some improved replacement to offer, I'd be all for getting
> rid of db_user_namespace; but without that I think we're just taking
> away a feature that some people are using. At least, the argument
> was made back in 2002 that people would use this if they had it;
> do we have evidence to the contrary now?

I also disagree with removing it. I know some people (few and far
apart) are using it.

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