Re: How to encode and decode password in pgsql !!

i could not find chkpass in pgsql datatypes ...
it is giving error called : 

Unable to locate type name chkpass in catalog.

what shall i do ??

regards
Shiva.

> Thus spake Subhramanya Shiva
> > how to store password details in a table. in encoded form
> > and how to decode it.
> > 
> > in mysql ...we r having encoding and decoding for a password
> > security ... so how to do in pgsql...
> 
> You use the chkpass type that I just commited to the distribution 
(finally.)
> Here is an example of its usage.
> 
> darcy=# CREATE TABLE x (i serial, p chkpass);
> NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE will create implicit sequence 'x_i_seq' for SERIAL 
column 'x.i'
> NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE/UNIQUE will create implicit index 'x_i_key' for 
table 'x'
> CREATE
> darcy=# INSERT INTO x (p) VALUES ('hello');
> INSERT 805247 1
> darcy=# INSERT INTO x (p) VALUES ('goodbye');
> INSERT 805248 1
> darcy=# SELECT * FROM x;
>  i |       p        
> ---+----------------
>  1 | :SoLA2YFpQYV/I
>  2 | :Sg8CKkFqqTGec
> (2 rows)
> 
> darcy=# SELECT p = 'hello' FROM x WHERE i = 1;
>  ?column? 
> ----------
>  t
> (1 row)
> 
> darcy=# SELECT p = 'hello' FROM x WHERE i = 2;
>  ?column? 
> ----------
>  f
> (1 row)
> 
> darcy=# SELECT i, raw(p) FROM x;
>  i |      raw      
> ---+---------------
>  1 | SoLA2YFpQYV/I
>  2 | Sg8CKkFqqTGec
> (2 rows)
> 
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