Re: [GENERAL] PASSWORD vs. md5('somepass')

[Alexander Reichstadt]

Thanks, I was here 
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Am 20.03.2012 um 16:55 schrieb Josh Kupershmidt:

> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Alexander Reichstadt  wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I look for a way to reproduce the encrypted string stored as a password by 
>> means other than using the CREATE ROLE command.
>> 
>> When using CREATE ROLEPASSWORD 'somepass' the resulting string for 
>> rolpassword in pg_authid always starts with md5, suggesting it would create 
>> some md5 string. So I thought to use SELECT md5('somepass') to get the same.
>> 
>> But the two strings differ. Is there a function that does that outside the 
>> create role context?
> 
> See pg_authid's explanation of the rolpassword column:
>  http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/catalog-pg-authid.html
> 
> which you can reproduce via:
>  SELECT 'md5' || MD5(role_password_here || role_name_here);
> 
> Josh
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Re: [GENERAL] PASSWORD vs. md5('somepass')

[Josh Kupershmidt]

On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Alexander Reichstadt  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I look for a way to reproduce the encrypted string stored as a password by 
> means other than using the CREATE ROLE command.
>
> When using CREATE ROLEPASSWORD 'somepass' the resulting string for 
> rolpassword in pg_authid always starts with md5, suggesting it would create 
> some md5 string. So I thought to use SELECT md5('somepass') to get the same.
>
> But the two strings differ. Is there a function that does that outside the 
> create role context?

See pg_authid's explanation of the rolpassword column:
  http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/catalog-pg-authid.html

which you can reproduce via:
  SELECT 'md5' || MD5(role_password_here || role_name_here);

Josh

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[GENERAL] PASSWORD vs. md5('somepass')

[Alexander Reichstadt]

Hi,

I look for a way to reproduce the encrypted string stored as a password by 
means other than using the CREATE ROLE command.

When using CREATE ROLEPASSWORD 'somepass' the resulting string for 
rolpassword in pg_authid always starts with md5, suggesting it would create 
some md5 string. So I thought to use SELECT md5('somepass') to get the same.

But the two strings differ. Is there a function that does that outside the 
create role context?

Thanks
Alex

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