Re: password rules - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Greg Sabino Mullane
Subject Re: password rules
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In response to password rules  (raphi <raphi@crashdump.ch>)
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On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM raphi <raphi@crashdump.ch> wrote:
As of now though we cannot use PG for any PCI/DSS certified application
because we can't enforce either complexity nor regular password changes,

You can, and many, many companies do, but you need a modern auth system like Kerberos. Even if we were to put something into Postgres today (and given the MFA and re-use requirements, it's near impossible), PCI DSS keeps evolving and getting stricter, so keeping up with it would get harder with each release.

Can I do something to help bringing these feature into PG? My C knowledge is very limited so I won't be able to provide a patch but I'd be more than happy to test it.

Your energy would be much better used in bringing Kerberos into your organization. :)

Cheers,
Greg

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