Re: How to store a password encripted in a user definedtable

Just another thing.

Why md5 function return a different string from user role of postgresql ?

It allways put an md5 string concated with another sequence of string.

Why does it occurs ?
Ezequias

2007/3/1, Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha <ezequias(dot)rocha(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> I know it. Thank you so much.
>
> Ezequias
> Grettings from Brazil.
>
> 2007/3/1, Bart Degryse <Bart(dot)Degryse(at)indicator(dot)be>:
> >
> >
> > update yourtable set passwordfield = md5(passwordfield)
> >
> > watch out: md5 is irreversable! you can't "un_md5"
> >
> >
> > >>> "Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha" <ezequias(dot)rocha(at)gmail(dot)com> 2007-03-01
> > 15:08 >>>
> >
> > John,
> >
> > That was what I was looking for for a long time.
> >
> > Now I will change my teller password account to md5.
> >
> > Could someone suggest me how to change all passwords (PLAIN) to md5 ?
> >
> > My real best regards
> > Ezequias
> >
> > 2007/3/1, John DeSoi <desoi(at)pgedit(dot)com>:
> > > MD5 is built-in to PostgreSQL. It is what PostgreSQL itself uses to
> > > hash passwords. For example:
> > >
> > > select md5('this is my password');
> > >
> > > md5
> > > ----------------------------------
> > > 210d53992dff432ec1b1a9698af9da16
> > > (1 row)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mar 1, 2007, at 6:06 AM, Eugenio Flores wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks Andrej. But how can I use such algoritms in postgresql? arey
> > > > they defined in a function that I can call?
> > > >
> > > > Or, do I have to code one of those algorithm to use it in my
> > > > application?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > John DeSoi, Ph.D.
> > > http://pgedit.com/
> > > Power Tools for PostgreSQL
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------------(end of
> > broadcast)---------------------------
> > > TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to
> > > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not
> > > match
> > >
>

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Atenciosamente (Sincerely)
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