Re: Future of krb5 authentication

Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> 
> 
> Dave Page wrote:
>> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>>> libpq would still work against older server versions, right?
>>>
>>> Not once krb5 is removed. Assuming the older server version used krb5 
>>> auth.
>>
>> OK, well thats a problem. pgAdmin supports back to 7.3...
>>
>>
> 
> I think you need to put forward an alternative plan, then. Asking us to 
> wait until your oldest version is 8.4 before we rip it out of libpq 
> doesn't sound too good.

pgAdmin was just one example. This prevents anyone with kerberos5 in a 
similar situation upgrading their client libraries - including users of 
the myriad of apps that use psqlODBC.

Regards, Dave