The recommendation is to use MD5. However, 7.3.1 has a fix so you can
use 'password' again.
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Peter Schuller wrote:
> Hello,
>
> since I upgraded PostgreSQL it now stores passwords in MD5 format. When
> I try connecting using password authentication, i get:
>
> Jan 9 12:22:24 prometheus postgres[28540]: [2] LOG: Password is stored
> MD5 encrypted. 'password' and 'crypt' auth methods cannot be used.
>
> Now, if password and crypt are no longer available, how am I supposed to
> connect through TCP at all? Assuming I don't want to set up kerberos or
> something just to get PostgreSQL working :)
>
> The the more important question is, how do I change this back? In the
> current situation I couldn't care less about this type of security
> because everything is done on the loopback interface so plain text is
> fine. I just need to be able to connect using password authentication
> (I'm using JDBC).
>
> Any pointers are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
>
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