Re: [GENERAL] SHA1 on postgres 8.3

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] SHA1 on postgres 8.3
Date: 2008-01-20 18:42:21
Message-ID: 10545.1200854541@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> writes:
> In summary: what would objections be to my writing a sha1() patch?

Mainly that no one else is dissatisfied with the current split between
core and pgcrypto.

The only reason md5() is in core is to support encryption of passwords
in pg_shadow. There are good reasons not to have any more crypto
capability in core than we absolutely have to; mainly to do with
benighted laws in some countries.

regards, tom lane

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