| From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
|---|---|
| To: | Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Future of krb5 authentication |
| Date: | 2007-07-18 14:34:04 |
| Message-ID: | 469E24DC.5070302@commandprompt.com |
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Dave Page wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>>
>>
>> Dave Page wrote:
>>> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>>>> libpq would still work against older server versions, right?
>>>>
>>>> Not once krb5 is removed. Assuming the older server version used
>>>> krb5 auth.
>>>
>>> OK, well thats a problem. pgAdmin supports back to 7.3...
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I think you need to put forward an alternative plan, then. Asking us
>> to wait until your oldest version is 8.4 before we rip it out of libpq
>> doesn't sound too good.
>
> pgAdmin was just one example. This prevents anyone with kerberos5 in a
> similar situation upgrading their client libraries - including users of
> the myriad of apps that use psqlODBC.
Who likely don't use kerberos.
Joshua D. Drake
>
> Regards, Dave
>
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