Re: psql password prompt - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: psql password prompt
Date
Msg-id 17150.1030079526@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to psql password prompt  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@atentus.com>)
Responses Re: psql password prompt  (Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au>)
Re: psql password prompt  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@atentus.com>)
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@atentus.com> writes:
> Is there a reason not to change it to something like
> username@host:port Password:

Not sure.  I can't immediately spot any security risk in this, but that
doesn't mean there isn't any.  It bothers me that I cannot think of
*any* other password-prompting program that gives you such feedback.
Seems like if this were really a good idea, we'd not be the first to
do it ...
        regards, tom lane


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