[pgpool-general: 5924] Re: Alternative MD5 authentication

[DeviReddy, Varun]

Ok is this mean we can expect this feature/configuration in pgpool-II 3.8 ?

-----Original Message-----
From: Tatsuo Ishii [mailto:ishii at sraoss.co.jp] 
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 4:13 PM
To: DeviReddy, Varun <Varun.DeviReddy at moodys.com>
Cc: pgpool-general at pgpool.net
Subject: Re: [pgpool-general: 5922] Alternative MD5 authentication

> We are looking at using Postgres 10 password authentication. Now Postgres 10 documentation suggest to use scram-sha-256. As md5 no longer recommended. Is pgpool-II use md5 authentication as well. Is there a plan to implement scram-sha-256 in pgPool-II ?
> 
> I am aware of pgPool-II supports PAM authentication but would like to see if there is any authentication methods like Password Authentication, if so what is the authentication method?

There's an ongoing discussion on SCRAM authentication.

https://www.pgpool.net/pipermail/pgpool-hackers/2018-January/002679.html

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Tatsuo Ishii
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