Peter E. Chen writes:
> I have set the AUTHTYPE in my pg_hba.conf file to use crypt. Does this mean
> that passwords sent via JDBC is encrypted?
Yes.
> And if so, what type of encryption is postgres using?
Triple DES
See also
http://www.de.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.1/postgres/client-authentication.html
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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net