Horton

Re: Maximum password length

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: Alexander Kukushkin <cyberdemn@gmail.com>, bossartn@amazon.com, Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>, isaac.morland@gmail.com, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2020-09-01T21:58:39Z
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Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> ISTM that it's only going to be a matter of time before that will be 
> exceeded.  Why have a limit at all?  Accept whatever StringInfo accepts.

Hmm, that would require some refactoring of simple_prompt for starters.
I agree there's no hard reason why we have to have any specific limit,
if we're willing to do that.

			regards, tom lane

Commits

  1. Remove arbitrary restrictions on password length.

  2. Remove support for password_encryption='off' / 'plain'.