Re: [HACKERS] Updated TODO list - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Updated TODO list
Date
Msg-id 199907091640.MAA01020@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Updated TODO list  (Hannu Krosing <hannu@trust.ee>)
Responses RE: [HACKERS] Updated TODO list
List pgsql-hackers
> > But we don't, do we?  I thougth they were hashed.
> 
> do
>  select * from pg_shadow;
> 
> I think that it was agreed that it is better when they can't bw snatched
> from 
> network than to have them hashed in db. 
> Using currently known technologies we must either either know the
> original password 
> and use challenge-response on net, or else use plaintext (or equivalent)
> on the wire.

Yes, I remember now, we hash them with random salt before sending them
to the client, and they are only visible to the postgres user.

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