Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian writes:
>
> > Is it worth keeping this password capability in 7.3? It requires
> > 'password' in pg_hba.conf, which is not secure, and I am not sure how
> > many OS's still use crypt in /etc/passwd anyway. Removing the feature
> > would clear up pg_hba.conf options a little.
>
> Personally, I don't care. But I'm concerned that some people might use
> this to support different passwords for different databases. Not sure why
> you'd want that. Maybe send an advisory to -general to see.
Yes, I will send to general. I wanted to get feedback from hackers
first --- I will send now.
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