Re: Heads up: upcoming back-branch re-releases

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Marko Kreen <markokr(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Heads up: upcoming back-branch re-releases
Date: 2006-01-05 15:17:09
Message-ID: 200601051517.k05FH9o11254@candle.pha.pa.us
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Thanks. Updated.

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Marko Kreen wrote:
> +<listitem><para>Fix bug in <filename>/contrib/pgcrypto</> Openwall
> +gen_salt processing (Marko Kreen></para></listitem>
>
> I guess it should be bit more explicit:
>
> <listitem><para>Fix bug in <filename>/contrib/pgcrypto</> gen_salt,
> which caused it not to use all available salt space for md5 and
> xdes algorithms (Marko Kreen, Solar Designer)</para>
> <para>Salts for blowfish and standard des are unaffected</para></listitem>
>
> This hopefully makes it clear who is affected and how important is to
> upgrade. Also the 'Openwall' is confusing, better credit fix author.
>
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