Re: scram and \password

From: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: scram and \password
Date: 2017-03-14 16:08:19
Message-ID: e794673a-c7ef-3dbc-1fd2-451660ced99a@joeconway.com
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On 03/14/2017 08:40 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com> writes:
>> On 03/14/2017 03:15 AM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
>>> It would be a lot more sensible, if there was a way to specify in
>>> pg_hba.conf, "scram-or-md5". We punted on that for PostgreSQL 10, but
>>> perhaps we should try to cram that in, after all.
>
>> I was also thinking about that. Basically a primary method and a
>> fallback. If that were the case, a gradual transition could happen, and
>> if we want \password to enforce best practice it would be ok.
>
> Why exactly would anyone want "md5 only"? I should think that "scram
> only" is a sensible pg_hba setting, if the DBA feels that md5 is too
> insecure, but I do not see the point of "md5 only" in 2017. I think
> we should just start interpreting that as "md5 or better".

That certainly would work for me.

Joe

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