does md5 really help against sniffing? - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From jens.timmerman@gmail.com
Subject does md5 really help against sniffing?
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Msg-id 20160825153517.15679.54325@wrigleys.postgresql.org
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Responses Re: does md5 really help against sniffing?  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:

Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/auth-methods.html
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this page claims
'If you are at all concerned about password "sniffing" attacks then md5 is
preferred. '
but how does this really help? If an md5 hash is enough to get access, then
sniffing an md5has is actually the same as sniffing the password?'


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