Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Maybe we should provide a backslash command in psql for secure password 
> entry, say, \password [username].  This would then ask for the password 
> through a somewhat secure, unlogged channel, encrypt it, and send an 
> ALTER ROLE command to the server.

Not a bad idea.  It'd at least keep the cleartext password firmly on the
client side.

                        regards, tom lane

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