| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | bughunt(at)gluino(dot)name |
| Cc: | pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: BUG #8365: Two documentation suggestions |
| Date: | 2014-01-31 22:09:09 |
| Message-ID: | 20140131220909.GV19957@momjian.us |
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On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 08:31:40AM +0000, bughunt(at)gluino(dot)name wrote:
> "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/auth-pg-hba-conf.html"
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> "Quoting one of the keywords in a database, user, or address field (e.g.,
> all or replication) makes the word lose its special character,"
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> -> Replace "character" by "meaning" for clarity.
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> "Require the client to supply an MD5-encrypted password for
> authentication."
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> -> Replace "encrypted" by "hashed" (as done in
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/auth-methods.html#AUTH-PASSWORD ).
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> -> Actually this should be
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> "Require the client to supply an MD5 hash based on a password for
> authentication."
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> ...as the exchange is more complex than just supplying a hash.
I ended up modifying the lines you suggested; applied patch attached.
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