Re: Encrypted Passwords

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Rob Abernethy IV" <abernethy(at)dynedge(dot)com>
Cc: "postgresql" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Encrypted Passwords
Date: 2003-01-13 15:38:18
Message-ID: 25227.1042472298@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Rob Abernethy IV" <abernethy(at)dynedge(dot)com> writes:
> Can you tell postgres *NOT* to use a salt when calculating the MD5
> digest?

No, and you wouldn't want to. The salt is an essential security
feature.

regards, tom lane

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