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Subject: Re: removal of md5 from example code
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:28:18 -0500
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On 1/17/18 11:14, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The documentation at
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/citext.html shows an example
> using md5 for password hashes. This is generally a bad practice and not
> relevant to the feature documented.
>
> I recommend removing the password column from this example or replacing the
> md5 hash with something more secure (a secure hash algorithm with a salt).
This has been fixed in the master branch.
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Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
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