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Re: fix notes about password encryption in pg_authid docs

Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>

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From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
To: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2025-06-03T04:43:15Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Mon, Jun 02, 2025 at 09:21:39AM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 02, 2025 at 09:16:10AM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>> I noticed that the docs for the pg_authid catalog still indicate that
>> passwords might be stored "unencrypted," which hasn't been possible since
>> commit eb61136.  The attached patch attempts to fix that.  If acceptable,
>> I'd back-patch it to all supported versions.

Good point.

You are missing one reference in doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml for
pg_shadow.passwd, no?
--
Michael

Commits

  1. doc: Remove notes about "unencrypted" passwords.

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