Neil Conway wrote: > Hi all, > > Why does the password_encryption GUC variable default to false? > > AFAICT there shouldn't be any issues with client compatibility -- in > fact, I'd be inclined to rip out all support for storing cleartext > passwords...
It is false so passwords can be handled by pre-7.2 clients. Once you encrypt them, you can't use passwords on pre-7.2 clients because they don't understand the double-md5 hash required. We will set it to true, but when are most pre-7.2 clients gone? -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
