pgman wrote:
> Stephen Frost wrote:
> -- Start of PGP signed section.
> > * Andrew Dunstan (andrew@dunslane.net) wrote:
> > > The docs say: "only md5 supports encrypted passwords stored in
> > > pg_shadow; the other two require unencrypted passwords to be stored
> > > there." So either your assertion that 'password' auth does not imply
> > > plaintext password storage is wrong, or the docs are.
> >
> > The docs are wrong. Sorry, I knew that and forgot to mention it
> > explicitly previously. Using 'password' in pg_hba.conf while using
> > 'with encrypted password'/md5 in pg_shadow works just fine.
> >
> > Just tested here to make 100% sure, under 8.0.1.
>
> I see the documentation is slightly confusing. I have applied this
> patch to HEAD and 8.0.X to clarify it.
With the documentation text clarified, this patch fixes the actual
documentation problem that both 'password' and 'md5' supporte encrypted
pg_shadow passwords, while only crypt does not. Applied to 8.0.X and
HEAD.
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The password-based authentication methods are <literal>md5</>,
<literal>crypt</>, and <literal>password</>. These methods operate
similarly except for the way that the password is sent across the
! connection. However, only <literal>md5</> allows encrypted
! passwords to be stored in <structname>pg_shadow</structname>;
! the other two require unencrypted passwords to be stored there.
</para>
<para>
--- 575,582 ----
The password-based authentication methods are <literal>md5</>,
<literal>crypt</>, and <literal>password</>. These methods operate
similarly except for the way that the password is sent across the
! connection. However, <literal>crypt</> does not allow encrypted
! passwords to be stored in <structname>pg_shadow</structname>.
</para>
<para>
