Re: crypt and MD5 - still not wanted

From: Karel Zak <zakkr(at)zf(dot)jcu(dot)cz>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: crypt and MD5 - still not wanted
Date: 2000-07-08 08:19:41
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.3.96.1000708101724.4749A-100000@ara.zf.jcu.cz
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On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Tom Lane wrote:

> If I recall the prior discussion, MD5 is OK, crypt is still risky,
> because MD5 is not an encryption algorithm so it doesn't fall under
> the US export laws.
>
> I believe Vince V. is working on improving the password challenge
> code to use MD5, btw.

Not only passwords, but standard SQL functions a my drean is aggregate
function md5count() too. Cool --- that is MD5 OK.

Karel

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