Re: db_user_namespace, md5 and changing passwords - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: db_user_namespace, md5 and changing passwords
Date
Msg-id 20081008005134.GF19440@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: db_user_namespace, md5 and changing passwords  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: db_user_namespace, md5 and changing passwords  ("Fernando Moreno" <azazel.7@gmail.com>)
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Bruce Momjian escribió:

> Well, I posted about this in August with no one replying:
>
>     http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2008-08/msg00068.php
>
> Basically, there is a mismatch between what libpq and the backend think
> is the username, and that affects how MD5 uses the salt on the two sides
> of the connection.

I totally agree that this needs a redesign, but we must provide
something to replace it with, not just rip it off.

> The minimal solution would be to document this and print a proper
> error message.

Seems fair.

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