Re: Rejecting weak passwords - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Rejecting weak passwords
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Msg-id 7740.1255558999@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Rejecting weak passwords  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Well, you would lose anyway if the DBA switches the pg_hba.conf setting
> from md5 to password without telling you.

True :-(.  Anybody for a zero-knowledge protocol?

(Realistically, non-password-based auth methods are the only real
solution here, I fear.  We should probably be doing more to encourage
people to use SSL-cert-based authentication in low-trust situations.)
        regards, tom lane


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