Re: sunsetting md5 password support

On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 10:30:15PM +0200, Jelte Fennema-Nio wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 at 21:55, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > In this message, I propose a multi-year, incremental approach to remove MD5
> > password support from Postgres.
>
> +many for the general idea
>
> I think it makes sense to also remove the "password" authentication
> option while we're at it (this can currently be used with SCRAM stored
> passwords).

I remember "password" as being recommended for SSL connections where
there is no risk of the password contents being seen.

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