| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Hemapriya <priyam_1121(at)yahoo(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: pg_shadow passwd decrypt |
| Date: | 2005-03-02 16:16:19 |
| Message-ID: | 200503021616.j22GGJG04210@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Hemapriya wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does postgres support any system functions that
> decode/decrypt the user passwords stored in pg_shadow
> system catalog.
>
> Is there a way to retrieve the passwords, if
> forgotten.
No. They are MD5 and are designed to be unencryptable.
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