Re: public key functions for postgresql ? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: public key functions for postgresql ?
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Msg-id 200308110358.h7B3wQF09611@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: public key functions for postgresql ?  (Gianni Mariani <gianni@mariani.ws>)
Responses Re: public key functions for postgresql ?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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I think you are right --- there are no public key functions in there.
Perhaps the easiest way would be to detect a public-key library and make
functions in pg_crypto to call them if they exist.

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Gianni Mariani wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>
> >Gianni Mariani <gianni@mariani.ws> writes:
> >
> >
> >>Anyhow, are there any loadable modules that do public key encryption for
> >>Postgresql ?  I'd like to access these functions in plpgsql.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Look in contrib/pgcrypto.
> >
> >            regards, tom lane
> >
> >
> Thanks for the pointer, I read the docs and I see no public key crypto
> stuff there.  Did I miss somthing ?
>
> I suppose it would be a good point to start adding some new public key
> functions.
>
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