[pgpool-committers: 3473] pgpool: Do not use random() while generating MD5 salt.

Tatsuo Ishii ishii at postgresql.org
Fri Sep 9 12:01:48 JST 2016


Do not use random() while generating MD5 salt.

random() should not be used in security related applications.  To
replace random(), import PostmasterRandom() from PostgreSQL.  Also
store current time at the start up of Pgpool-II main process for later
use.

Per Coverity CID 1362583.

Branch
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V3_1_STABLE

Details
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http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=pgpool2.git;a=commitdiff;h=df44622068eca90f976564c45bb7b5537b4470a8

Modified Files
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main.c      |  4 ++++
pool_auth.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)



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