Re: Encrypting pg_shadow passwords

From: "Dominic J(dot) Eidson" <sauron(at)the-infinite(dot)org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Encrypting pg_shadow passwords
Date: 2001-06-15 17:07:56
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.21.0106151205200.5630-100000@morannon.the-infinite.org
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On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> Bruce Momjian writes:
>
> > People have complained that we store passwords unencrypted in pg_shadow.
> > Long ago we agreed to a solution and I am going to try to implement that
> > next.
>
> Whatever you do, please wait till I've finished the "authenticate after
> fork" change. (this weekend?)

If you are going to do this this weekend, should I just wait with the PAM
patch until then? (Patch against the new code)

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Dominic J. Eidson
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