Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56])
	by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtps
 (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)
	(Exim 4.92)
	(envelope-from <pgsql-docs-owner+archive@lists.postgresql.org>)
	id 1mi4HJ-000875-Jv
	for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:37:21 +0000
Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=malur.postgresql.org)
	by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92)
	(envelope-from <pgsql-docs-owner+archive@lists.postgresql.org>)
	id 1mi4HI-0002Ox-Fx
	for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:37:20 +0000
Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29])
	by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)
	(Exim 4.92)
	(envelope-from <bruce@momjian.us>)
	id 1mi4HI-0002On-9I
	for pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org; Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:37:20 +0000
Received: from momjian.us ([72.94.173.45])
	by magus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)
	(Exim 4.92)
	(envelope-from <bruce@momjian.us>)
	id 1mi4HB-0003q1-De
	for pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org; Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:37:19 +0000
Received: from bruce by momjian.us with local (Exim 4.92)
	(envelope-from <bruce@momjian.us>)
	id 1mi4HA-0005pL-2f; Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:37:12 -0400
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 20:37:12 -0400
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: mcuccato.vts@gmail.com, pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: ldapbindpasswd parameter value encrypted
Message-ID: <20211103003712.GD17209@momjian.us>
References: <163586230562.674.9567613689709556740@wrigleys.postgresql.org>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <163586230562.674.9567613689709556740@wrigleys.postgresql.org>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13)
List-Id: <pgsql-docs.lists.postgresql.org>
List-Help: <https://lists.postgresql.org/manage/>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.postgresql.org/manage/>
List-Post: <mailto:pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org>
List-Owner: <mailto:pgsql-docs-owner@lists.postgresql.org>
List-Archive: <https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgsql-docs>
Archived-At: 
 <https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20211103003712.GD17209%40momjian.us>
Precedence: bulk

On Tue, Nov  2, 2021 at 02:11:45PM +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/auth-ldap.html
> Description:
> 
> Hello team,
> may you please explain if there is a way to store in pg_hba.conf file the
> value of parameter ldapbindpasswd crypted in some way?

No, not really.  This has a problem similar to encrypting pgpass, which
I described here:

	https://momjian.us/main/blogs/pgblog/2021.html#May_28_2021
-- 
  Bruce Momjian  <bruce@momjian.us>        https://momjian.us
  EDB                                      https://enterprisedb.com

  If only the physical world exists, free will is an illusion.