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Clarify use of MD5 authentication and pg_shadow encryption.

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Bruce Momjian 2005-04-21 22:19:19 +00:00
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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.74 2005/04/09 03:52:43 momjian Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.75 2005/04/21 22:19:19 momjian Exp $
-->
<chapter id="client-authentication">
@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ local db1,db2,@demodbs all md5
The password-based authentication methods are <literal>md5</>,
<literal>crypt</>, and <literal>password</>. These methods operate
similarly except for the way that the password is sent across the
connection. But only <literal>md5</> supports encrypted
passwords stored in <structname>pg_shadow</structname>;
connection. However, only <literal>md5</> allows encrypted
passwords to be stored in <structname>pg_shadow</structname>;
the other two require unencrypted passwords to be stored there.
</para>