Re: Removal of krb4 support...

From: Sean Chittenden <sean(at)chittenden(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Removal of krb4 support...
Date: 2003-05-16 17:53:12
Message-ID: 20030516175312.GI42125@perrin.int.nxad.com
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> >> The attached patch completely removes krb4 support.
>
> > As long as people are still using it, I see no reason. Just the
> > other day someone reported that he was trying to get it to work in
> > his environment.

There are kits running around for krb4, I hope their DB isn't publicly
available.

> I was feeling itchy about that too. How about just adding some
> disclaimers to the docs that Kerberos 4 has known security flaws?
>
> I wouldn't mind pulling it from 7.5, if the 7.4 docs say we are
> going to and no one complains.

If you'd like, I can submit a quick patch to raise a warning if the
auth type is krb4 as a depreciation notice and something for the docs.

Sorry if this came out of the blue, the topic came up yesterday at
lunch so I submitted something to take care of the prob. At this
point in time, there is no reason for anyone to be using krb4. -sc

--
Sean Chittenden

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