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Re: fix notes about password encryption in pg_authid docs

Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

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From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2025-06-02T14:21:39Z
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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.

And now with a patch actually attached...

-- 
nathan

Commits

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

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