Re: [HACKERS] SCRAM in the PG 10 release notes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [HACKERS] SCRAM in the PG 10 release notes
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Msg-id 5ac598a1-bec3-e242-d89d-f78762350c5d@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] SCRAM in the PG 10 release notes  (Jeff Janes <jeff.janes@gmail.com>)
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On 9/21/17 14:15, Jeff Janes wrote:
> This looks good to me.  Might suggest adding verifying the clients as a
> specific step:  
> 
> "To upgrade an existing installation from md5 to scram-sha-256, verify
> that all client software supports it, set password_encryption =
> 'scram-sha-256' in postgresql.conf..."

I don't think there is a well-defined way of verifying whether all
client software supports it other than making the switch described and
then checking what breaks.  So it's a bit of a circular process.

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Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services


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