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From Michael Graff
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Solution to the pg_user passwd problem !?? (c)
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In response to Solution to the pg_user passwd problem !?? (c)  (Zeugswetter Andreas SARZ <Andreas.Zeugswetter@telecom.at>)
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Brett McCormick <brett@work.chicken.org> writes:

> Have we considering using the unix crypt function for passwords?  That
> way it wouldn't matter (as much) if people saw the password, and would
> still be (somewhat less) secure.

I would MUCH rather see MD5, salted with the username.

--Michael

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