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Use MD5 for wire protocol encryption for >= 7.2 client/server.
Allow pg_shadow to be MD5 encrypted. Add ENCRYPTED/UNENCRYPTED option to CREATE/ALTER user. Add password_encryption postgresql.conf option. Update wire protocol version to 2.1.
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‎doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml

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<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.15 2001/08/01 23:25:39 tgl Exp $ -->
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<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.16 2001/08/15 18:42:14 momjian Exp $ -->
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<chapter id="client-authentication">
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<title>Client Authentication</title>
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Like the <literal>password</literal> method, but the password
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is sent over the wire encrypted using a simple
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challenge-response protocol. This is still not
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cryptographically secure but it protects against incidental
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challenge-response protocol. This protects against incidental
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wire-sniffing. The name of a file may follow the
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<literal>crypt</literal> keyword that contains a list of users
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that this record pertains to.
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<literal>crypt</literal> keyword. It contains a list of users
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for this record.
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‎doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml

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<chapter id="protocol">
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<title>Frontend/Backend Protocol</title>
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The encrypted (using crypt()) password.
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The encrypted (using MD5 or crypt()) password.
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml,v 1.15 2001/08/15 18:42:14 momjian Exp $
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Postgres documentation
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PASSWORD '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable>'
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[ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable>'
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| CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
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| CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER
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| VALID UNTIL '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">abstime</replaceable>'
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<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable></term>
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<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">[ encrypted | unencrypted ] password</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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The new password to be used for this account.
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<literal>Encrypted</literal>/ <literal>unencrypted</literal>
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controls whether the password is stored encrypted in the
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database.
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/create_user.sgml

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_user.sgml,v 1.17 2001/07/10 22:09:27 tgl Exp $
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Postgres documentation
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SYSID <replaceable class="PARAMETER">uid</replaceable>
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| PASSWORD '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable>'
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| [ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable>'
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<term><replaceable class="parameter">password</replaceable></term>
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<term><replaceable class="parameter">[ encrypted | unencrypted ] password</replaceable></term>
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Sets the user's password. If you do not plan to use password
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authentication you can omit this option, otherwise the user
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won't be able to connect to a password-authenticated server.
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</para>
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<literal>ENCRYPTED/UNENCRYPTED</literal> controls whether the
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password is stored encrypted in the database. Older clients may
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have trouble communicating using encrypted password storage.
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<citetitle>Administrator's Guide</citetitle> for details on
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‎doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml

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<term>AUSTRALIAN_TIMEZONES (<type>bool</type>)</term>
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and <literal>SAT</literal> are interpreted as Australian
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timezones rather than as North American Central/Eastern
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Timezones and Saturday. The default is false.
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</para>
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timezones rather than as North American Central/Eastern
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