| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | czhang(at)theinformationforge(dot)com |
| Cc: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Crypt() encryption |
| Date: | 2004-04-10 01:06:48 |
| Message-ID: | 200404100106.i3A16mo12268@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Christina Zhang wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We are planning to use Crypt() to encrypt the application level
> users' passwords. Our question is that which encryption method
> the Crypt() is using? (DES, or some other encryption algorithms?)
> Because we concern about the strenth of the Crypt().
Use MD5. That is the best method for this. There is an md5() function
already in the database, and there is /contrib/pgcrypto.
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