> > Bruce Momjian writes:
> >
> > > Attached please find:
> > >
> > > the original proposal to encrypt pg_shadow
> > > a diff of the current CVS
> > > two new files (backend/libpq/md5.c and include/libpq/md5.h)
> > > which implement MD5 encryption (from Vince with cleanups)
> >
> > I also see that the md5.c implementation does not use palloc and makes the
> > rather odd assumption that long int == unsigned64.
Also, I didn't use palloc because the same C code is used in the backend
and libpq.
> That is from Vince's code, I think. Can you suggest a fix?
>
> > What's your rush? Is there a deadline now?
>
> I want to do SCM patch, then write presentation for LinuxWorld, and go
> to Linuxworld. Then we are at the end of August. Also, people need to
> do the Java MD5 code, and if I want that before we start 7.2 beta, I
> feel rushed.
It is not knowing how quickly the ODBC/JDBC people can handle this that
has me a little worried.
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