Re: [GENERAL] SHA1 on postgres 8.3 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [GENERAL] SHA1 on postgres 8.3
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Msg-id 10545.1200854541@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] SHA1 on postgres 8.3  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] SHA1 on postgres 8.3  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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"Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com> writes:
> In summary: what would objections be to my writing a sha1() patch? 

Mainly that no one else is dissatisfied with the current split between
core and pgcrypto.

The only reason md5() is in core is to support encryption of passwords
in pg_shadow.  There are good reasons not to have any more crypto
capability in core than we absolutely have to; mainly to do with
benighted laws in some countries.
        regards, tom lane


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