Re: ldapbindpasswd parameter value encrypted

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: mcuccato(dot)vts(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: ldapbindpasswd parameter value encrypted
Date: 2021-11-03 00:37:12
Message-ID: 20211103003712.GD17209@momjian.us
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On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 02:11:45PM +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
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> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/auth-ldap.html
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> Hello team,
> may you please explain if there is a way to store in pg_hba.conf file the
> value of parameter ldapbindpasswd crypted in some way?

No, not really. This has a problem similar to encrypting pgpass, which
I described here:

https://momjian.us/main/blogs/pgblog/2021.html#May_28_2021
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