Re: Add "password_protocol" connection parameter to libpq

On 2019-08-11 21:46, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
> On 8/11/19 1:00 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> On 2019-08-09 23:56, Jeff Davis wrote:
>>> 1. Hierarchical semantics, where you specify the least-secure
>>> acceptable method:
>>>
>>>   password_protocol = {any,md5,scram-sha-256,scram-sha-256-plus}
>>
>> What would the hierarchy be if scram-sha-512 and scram-sha-512-plus are
>> added?
> 
> password_protocol =
> {any,md5,scram-sha-256,scram-sha-512,scram-sha-256-plus,scram-sha-512-plus}?
> 
> I'd put one length of digest over another, but I'd still rank a method
> that uses channel binding has more protections than one that does not.

Sure, but the opposite opinion is also possible.

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