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On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 8:34=E2=80=AFAM M= auricio Fernandez <mmau= ricio.fernandez@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi admins, I'm wondering if there is any other way the pass= word in a psql session besides .pgpass file??

Some thing= =C2=A0like oracle wallets ??

There's GSSAPI encryption, if you have Active Directory.=

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