Re: Crypt() encryption

Christina Zhang wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> We are planning to use Crypt() to encrypt the application level
> users' passwords.  Our question is that which encryption method
> the Crypt() is using? (DES, or some other encryption algorithms?)
> Because we concern about the strenth of the Crypt().

Use MD5.  That is the best method for this.  There is an md5() function
already in the database, and there is /contrib/pgcrypto.

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