Thread: Encrypting
I've looked thru the docs and haven't found anything on data encryption. I'm sure this has been discussed before, but can someone tell me where I can get hold of a method of encrypting the data in a field (i.e. a password field)? If there's something already generated, I would apppreciate not having to build my own. -- _________________________ Herb Blacker Database Administrator ReCare, Inc. (512) 791-4340 herbblacker@isgenesis.com
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Herb Blacker wrote: > I've looked thru the docs and haven't found anything on data encryption. > > I'm sure this has been discussed before, but can someone tell me where I > can > get hold of a method of encrypting the data in a field (i.e. a password > field)? > > If there's something already generated, I would apppreciate not > having to build my own. You might want to look at contrib/pgcrypto
On 22 Mar 2002 at 16:43, Herb Blacker wrote: > I've looked thru the docs and haven't found anything on data encryption. There is something in the contrib directory. For details on how I put that into my database, see http://www.freebsddiary.org/postgresql-7.2.php and look for the section titled "The Crypto". Also included is how I added "Soundex/Fuzzy matching", also in the contrib section. [yes, it's FreeBSD-centric, but the basic instructions should get you going under any other OS] -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ - practical examples