Re: Two way encryption in PG???

From: Boulat Khakimov <boulat(at)inet-interactif(dot)com>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Two way encryption in PG???
Date: 2001-03-05 14:11:14
Message-ID: 3AA39E82.756494C1@inet-interactif.com
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David Olbersen wrote:
>
> On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Boulat Khakimov wrote:
>
> ->How do I encrypt/decrypt something in PG?
>
> Perhaps it'd be better to one-way encrypt something? Granted I don't know the
> details of your project, but allowing a way to "decrypt" something is rather
> insecure.
>
> -- Dave

Now, one way CC encryption doesnt really make any sense, does it :)

Two-way encryption algorithms like blowfish are very hard to break, too
bad they are
not build in to PG.

--
Nothing Like the Sun

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