Re: Design Considerations for New Authentication Methods - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Richard Troy
Subject Re: Design Considerations for New Authentication Methods
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.33.0611021242540.1126-100000@denzel.in
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In response to Re: Design Considerations for New Authentication Methods  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
Responses Re: Design Considerations for New Authentication Methods
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> Username/password is not acceptable in a number of situations.  This is
> not intended to replace them.  This would be in *addition* to supporting
> the current auth methods.  I don't understand at all how you feel it'd
> be nice to have yet shouldn't be done.
>
>        Thanks,
>
>                Stephen

...I thought you said this _needs_ to be done - by using words like
"unacceptible" and "required" - and I disagree. There's a difference
between what needs to be done and what is desired to be done. Further, I
never said "shouldn't."

Richard

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