Re: BUG #7984: passwordcheck module not enforced in PGAdmin GUI

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 8:23 PM, <pmahalwar(at)intertrust(dot)com> wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 7984
> Logged by: passwordcheck module is not enforced by PGAdmin GUI
> Email address: pmahalwar(at)intertrust(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.1.0
> Operating system: Windows
> Description:
>
> Hi,
>
> We've enabled the Postgres passwordcheck modules by following instructions
> as mentioned on
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/passwordcheck.html

Did you read the large "Caution" box on that page?

> Now we find that this password strength check is only enforced in command
> line mode. PGAdmin still accepts the weak password. Please fix.

We're not going to modify pgAdmin to send plain-text passwords over the wire.

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