Re: Some thoughts about SCRAM implementation

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Álvaro Hernández Tortosa <aht(at)8kdata(dot)com>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Some thoughts about SCRAM implementation
Date: 2017-04-12 17:11:46
Message-ID: 24529.1492017106@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net> writes:
> * Tom Lane (tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us) wrote:
>> ... which the user can't tell apart from having fat-fingered the password,
>> I suppose? Doesn't sound terribly friendly. A report of a certificate
>> mismatch is far more likely to lead people to realize there's a MITM.

> We might be able to improve on that.

I'd sure be happier about this being a useful feature if we can. But
unless someone has a design for that ready-to-go, that's another good
reason to put it off.

regards, tom lane

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