Re: password encyption

pgAdmin doesn't use encryption itself, that tickbox just makes it use the
ENCRYPTED keyword in CREATE/ALTER USER sql statements in PostgreSQL 7.2+.
Check out the PostgreSQL 7.2 documentation for details on using the
encrypted passwords.

BTW. PostgreSQL uses MD5.

Regards, Dave.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ivan Horvath [mailto:i(dot)horvath(at)alco(dot)co(dot)hu]
Sent: 13 March 2002 11:34
To: Dave Page; pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [pgadmin-support] password encyption

Hi Dave,


ok thank you!

but nevertheless the encryption of the user password is not a bad idea, so
what encyption method is used by pgadmin?
i mean i create a user with pgadmin, specify a password for the user
if i check the pg_shadow table i see a long text in the pasword field.
if i want to connect this user to the database, what kind encyption method i
have to use?

Ivan

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Page <mailto:dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: 'Ivan Horvath' <mailto:i(dot)horvath(at)alco(dot)co(dot)hu> ;
pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org <mailto:pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:15 PM
Subject: RE: [pgadmin-support] password encyption

Hi,

Under Tools -> Options, on the PostgreSQL tab, uncheck the box labelled 'Use
Encrypted Passwords', and then alter the password for your user.

Regards, Dave.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ivan Horvath [mailto:i(dot)horvath(at)alco(dot)co(dot)hu]
Sent: 13 March 2002 10:53
To: pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org <mailto:pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: [pgadmin-support] password encyption

Hi All,

i created a user in pgadmin, specified a password of course. the user is
created, but the password is encypted somehow., i cannot log in anymore!!!
please help me, what is the problem

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Iván Horváth
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