Re: Re: Encrypting pg_shadow passwords

fche@redhat.com (Frank Ch. Eigler) writes:
> tgl wrote:
> : What this discussion seems to come down to is whether we should take a
> : backward step in one area of security (security against wire-sniffing)
> : to take a forward step in another (not storing plaintext passwords).

> It seems to me that the two issues are orthogonal.

In the abstract yes, but not when you have a constraint that you can't
change the protocol or the client-side code.  Remember we are talking
about a backwards-compatibility mode.
        regards, tom lane