Re: Future of krb5 authentication

Dave Page wrote:
> 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.

Who likely don't use kerberos.

Joshua D. Drake

> 
> Regards, Dave
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