Re: [pgadmin-hackers] Client-side password encryption - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: [pgadmin-hackers] Client-side password encryption
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Msg-id 20051220020158.GA24150@surnet.cl
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In response to Re: [pgadmin-hackers] Client-side password encryption  (Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
Responses Re: [pgadmin-hackers] Client-side password encryption  (Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
Re: [pgadmin-hackers] Client-side password encryption  (Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
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Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> By the way,
> 
> I've already implemented this in phpPgAdmin trivially using the md5() 
> function.  I can't be bothered using a C library function :D

IIRC the whole point of this exercise was to avoid passing the password
to the server in the first place.  Unless you are talking about a PHP
md5() password of course ...

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Alvaro Herrera                                http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.


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