Re: Time to drop RADIUS support? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jacob Champion
Subject Re: Time to drop RADIUS support?
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Msg-id CAOYmi+kwVHbra-80wSC7Rh9OGttdd8QFV+VcBtSNkEkux6XkyQ@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Time to drop RADIUS support?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 8:30 AM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> > I don't think removing it entirely from all back branches is a good
> > idea, without first making sure that there are no users.
>
> Agreed, we can't pull it from the back branches.  But I'm in favor of
> pulling it from HEAD if we document how to use PAM-based RADIUS
> instead.  I agree with Thomas' argument that the cost-benefit ratio
> of fixing our implementation would be poor.

+1.

I still think a WARNING in the back branches would be a kindness, to
let people know that they need to move.

--Jacob



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