From cf89ec0757cdb5a9df7488379fb97fd8feeaf2d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Banck <mbanck@gmx.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:38:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH v2] Mention that md5-hashed passwords are deprecated in sample
 postgresql.conf.

Version 18 deprecates passwords hashed with password_encryption = 'md5', but
the comments for this GUC in postgresql.conf.sample did not mention this.
Adding a deprecation notice here might make more people aware of this and
lead them to migrate to SCRAM. While at, add a comment to the
md5_password_warnings GUC mentioning the MD5 deprecation there as well.
---
 src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index 08bcef50c19..5bfb0d8e297 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
 # - Authentication -
 
 #authentication_timeout = 1min		# 1s-600s
-#password_encryption = scram-sha-256	# scram-sha-256 or md5
+#password_encryption = scram-sha-256	# scram-sha-256 or (deprecated) md5
 #scram_iterations = 4096
-#md5_password_warnings = on
+#md5_password_warnings = on		# display md5 deprecation warnings?
 #oauth_validator_libraries = ''	# comma-separated list of trusted validator modules
 
 # GSSAPI using Kerberos
-- 
2.39.5

