Re: brute force attacking the password

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Wim Bertels <wim(dot)bertels(at)khleuven(dot)be>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: brute force attacking the password
Date: 2005-04-18 20:27:55
Message-ID: 200504182027.j3IKRtV09046@candle.pha.pa.us
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Wim Bertels wrote:
> LS,
>
> is there a way of securing the postgresql-server against brute force
> password cracking ?
> iow: is there a way of setting eg a maximum number of login attempts, or
> using a time-out or ..?
>
> + securing on server level

No, there is not. Does anyone want to suggest a possible implementation
for the TODO list?

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