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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/contrib/chkpass/README.chkpass,v 1.2 2003/11/29 19:51:19 pgsql Exp $ |
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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/contrib/chkpass/README.chkpass,v 1.3 2005/09/23 15:05:04 tgl Exp $ |
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Chkpass is a password type that is automatically checked and converted upon |
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entry. It is stored encrypted. To compare, simply compare agains a clear |
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without the colon then use the raw() function. This allows you to use the |
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type with things like Apache's Auth_PostgreSQL module. |
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The encryption uses the standard Unix function crypt(), and so it suffers |
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from all the usual limitations of that function; notably that only the |
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first eight characters of a password are considered. |
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D'Arcy J.M. Cain |
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darcy@druid.net |
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