Re: [Patch] Mention md5 is deprecated in postgresql.conf.sample
Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
To: Michael Banck <mbanck@gmx.net>
Cc: Robert Treat <rob@xzilla.net>,
Postgres hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-11-17T12:35:21Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> On 15 Nov 2025, at 15:55, Michael Banck <mbanck@gmx.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 09:37:37AM -0500, Robert Treat wrote: >> +1 to the general idea, though I think it should go the other way >> around (it is a small enough grammatical point I'm sure some would >> argue the other way around). >> >> # password_encryption = scram-sha-256 # scram-sha-256 or md5 (deprecated) > > I thought about that, but then wondered whether people would think the > whole thing (password_encryption) is deprecated or maybe both > scram-sha-256 and md5? Sleeping on it I agree with this, and ended up applying this version. -- Daniel Gustafsson