Re: Removal of krb4 support... - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Removal of krb4 support...
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Msg-id 27165.1053097081@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Removal of krb4 support...  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: Removal of krb4 support...  (Sean Chittenden <sean@chittenden.org>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Sean Chittenden writes:
>> The attached patch completely removes krb4 support.

> As long as people are still using it, I see no reason.  Just the other day
> someone reported that he was trying to get it to work in his environment.

I was feeling itchy about that too.  How about just adding some
disclaimers to the docs that Kerberos 4 has known security flaws?

I wouldn't mind pulling it from 7.5, if the 7.4 docs say we are going to
and no one complains.

            regards, tom lane

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