Re: Crypto - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Crypto
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Msg-id 16382.1253378016@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Crypto  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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David Fetter <david@fetter.org> writes:
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:50:35AM -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> What benefit would we  gain from making general crypto part of the
>> core?

> People may wish to encrypt things in the database.

That is not an argument why it has to be in core rather than an add-on.
        regards, tom lane


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