> The weakness of this solution is that your password might be send in the > clear through the network as the encription ocurrs in the database. I > suggest the encryption be enforced at the application or secure the > connection with ssl.
Absolutely -- and understood. I should have been more specific in my request for comments since I was only thinking about PostgreSQL-specific issues related to what I presented to the initial requestor. Thanks for your reply! -- Gary Chambers /* Nothing fancy and nothing Microsoft! */ -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql