Peter E. Chen wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> Does anyone know whether or not the Postgres JDBC driver supports password
> encryption? I have set the AUTHTYPE to "encrypt" and I have been able to
> successfully connect to the database with the JDBC driver. Does this mean
> that the password via Postgres JDBC is encrypted? And if so, what type of
> encryption is this?
There is no 'encrypt' auth, just 'crypt' which uses Unix crypt()
encryption. 7.2 will also support MD5 encryption, and encryption of
passwords stored in the server.
--
Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000
+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue
+ Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026