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Re: [HACKERS] Solution to the pg_user passwd problem !?? (c)

Goran Thyni <goran@bildbasen.se> — 1998-02-26T16:35:18Z

>   What about a public/private key mechanism, like ssh?

Yes, just use ssh as-is and run psql etc in a ssh tunnel
when running over insecure nets.

Making cryptography part of pgsql is not good idea for two reasons:
1. It is bloat
2. It make us targets of legal-problems (US-export-control etc).

IMHO, even Kerberous should be removed.

info about ssh is available at:

http://www.cs.hut.fi/ssh/ free version
http://www.ssh.fi/ commercial (+mac/windows) versions

      regards,
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Gran Thyni, sysadm, JMS Bildbasen, Kiruna