Re: Can we stop defaulting to 'md5'?

On 2020-05-28 18:38, Christoph Berg wrote:
> Why do I have to decide*in pg_hba.conf*  which hash algorithm is used?
> Why can't that just be "password"?
> 
> The password_encryption GUC should be the only place concerned with
> that, and it should only be used for new passwords. Existing passwords
> should just continue to work.*That*  would allow seamless upgrades.

You get that if you set the authentication method to "md5".  (Clearly 
not a very clear name, but it exists.)

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