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Use MD5 for wire protocol encryption for >= 7.2 client/server.

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Allow pg_shadow to be MD5 encrypted.
Add ENCRYPTED/UNENCRYPTED option to CREATE/ALTER user.
Add password_encryption postgresql.conf option.
Update wire protocol version to 2.1.
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Bruce Momjian
2001-08-15 18:42:16 +00:00
parent 397f65d102
commit 38bb1abcda
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doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
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<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.15 2001/08/01 23:25:39 tgl Exp $ -->
<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.16 2001/08/15 18:42:14 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter id="client-authentication">
<title>Client Authentication</title>
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<para>
Like the <literal>password</literal> method, but the password
is sent over the wire encrypted using a simple
challenge-response protocol. This is still not
cryptographically secure but it protects against incidental
challenge-response protocol. This protects against incidental
wire-sniffing. The name of a file may follow the
<literal>crypt</literal> keyword that contains a list of users
that this record pertains to.
<literal>crypt</literal> keyword. It contains a list of users
for this record.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>