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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Wed Jul 23 12:53:27 EDT 2003</P>
<P>Last updated: Fri Jul 25 18:07:30 EDT 2003</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
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<UL>
<LI><I>contrib/pgcrypto</I> contains many encryption functions for
use in <SMALL>SQL</SMALL> queries.</LI>
<LI>The only way to encrypt transmission from the client to the
server is by using <I>hostssl</I> in <I>pg_hba.conf</I>.</LI>
<LI>Database user passwords are automatically encrypted when stored
in version 7.3. In previous versions, you must enable the option
<LI>To encrypt transmission from the client to the server, the server
must have the <I>ssl</I> option set to <I>true</I> in <I>postgresql.conf,
</I> and an applicable <I>host</I> or <I>hostssl</I> record must exist in
<I>pg_hba.conf</I>, and the client <I>sslmode</I> must not be
<I>disable.</I> (Note that it is also possible to use a third-party
encrypted transport, such as stunnel or ssh, rather than PostgreSQL's
native SSL connections.)
<LI>Database user passwords are automatically encrypted when stored in
version 7.3. In previous versions, you must enable the option
<I>PASSWORD_ENCRYPTION</I> in <I>postgresql.conf</I>.</LI>
<LI>The server can run using an encrypted file system.</LI>
</UL>