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| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Postgres: pg_hba.conf, md5, pg_shadow, encrypted passwords |
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| Date: | Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:50:31 -0700 |
Simply put, MD5 is no longer strong enough for protecting secrets. It's just too easy to brute-force. SHA1 is ok for now, but it's days are numbered as well. I think it would be good to alter SHA1 (or something stronger) as an alternative to MD5, and I see no reason not to use a random salt instead of username.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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