BUG #6412: psql & fe-connect truncate passwords - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From agrimm@gmail.com
Subject BUG #6412: psql & fe-connect truncate passwords
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Msg-id E1Rqxp2-0004Qt-PL@wrigleys.postgresql.org
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Responses Re: BUG #6412: psql & fe-connect truncate passwords  (Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler@timbira.com>)
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The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      6412
Logged by:          Andy Grimm
Email address:      agrimm@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 9.1.2
Operating system:   Linux (Fedora)
Description:=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20

When psql prompts for a password, it only reads the first 100 characters of
the password.  The limit in fe-connect.c (for when .pgpass is used) is
weirder, a seemingly arbitrary 320 bytes for all fields combined.  Other
(postgresql-jdbc, PyGreSQL, etc.) have no problem with a 512-byte password.=
=20
It would be nice to have these limits controlled by a constant, and for the
command to give an error or warning when a password is truncated.

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