| From: | Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| To: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Future of krb5 authentication |
| Date: | 2007-07-18 11:38:52 |
| Message-ID: | 469DFBCC.7010203@postgresql.org |
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>
> Dave Page wrote:
>> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>>> libpq would still work against older server versions, right?
>>>
>>> Not once krb5 is removed. Assuming the older server version used krb5
>>> auth.
>>
>> OK, well thats a problem. pgAdmin supports back to 7.3...
>>
>>
>
> I think you need to put forward an alternative plan, then. Asking us to
> wait until your oldest version is 8.4 before we rip it out of libpq
> doesn't sound too good.
pgAdmin was just one example. This prevents anyone with kerberos5 in a
similar situation upgrading their client libraries - including users of
the myriad of apps that use psqlODBC.
Regards, Dave
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