Re: Re: Proposal for encrypting pg_shadow passwords - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Re: Proposal for encrypting pg_shadow passwords
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.30.0108161746220.677-100000@peter.localdomain
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In response to Re: Re: Proposal for encrypting pg_shadow passwords  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian writes:

> OK, I see how I can do that. I thought the salt was part of the startup
> packet but I see now that it is send during the authentication request.
> I can make it longer, probably 6 characters:
>
>     > 62^6
>             56800235584

Why not take all 255 characters?

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