Re: crypt auth

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: crypt auth
Date: 2008-10-20 14:50:03
Message-ID: 48FC9A9B.1080707@gmx.net
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
>> AFAICT, removing an authentication method requires a protocol version
>> bump.
>
> Why would it require that? There would just be some auth method codes
> that remain reserved but aren't used anymore.

Yeah, I was mistaken. AuthenticationCryptPassword would remain in the
protocol definition, but the server would just never send it.

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