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More forcefully recommend MD5 over crypt authentication.
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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.84 2005/10/24 15:38:36 momjian Exp $
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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.85 2005/10/24 15:49:54 momjian Exp $
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-->
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<chapter id="client-authentication">
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>crypt</></term>
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<listitem>
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<note>
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<para>
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This option is recommended only for communicating with pre-7.2
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clients.
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</para>
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</note>
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<para>
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Require the client to supply a <function>crypt()</>-encrypted
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password for authentication.
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<literal>md5</literal> is preferred for 7.2 and later clients,
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but pre-7.2 clients only support <literal>crypt</>.
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<literal>md5</literal> is now recommended over <literal>crypt</>.
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See <xref linkend="auth-password"> for details.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>
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If you are at all concerned about password
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<quote>sniffing</> attacks then <literal>md5</> is preferred, with
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<literal>crypt</> a second choice if you must support pre-7.2
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clients. Plain <literal>password</> should especially be avoided for
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<literal>crypt</> to be used only if you must support pre-7.2
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clients. Plain <literal>password</> should be avoided especially for
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connections over the open Internet (unless you use <acronym>SSL</acronym>,
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<acronym>SSH</>, or another
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communications security wrapper around the connection).
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