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List:       postgresql-general
Subject:    Re: [GENERAL] pg_hba.conf and crypt/password
From:       Jim Mercer <jim () reptiles ! org>
Date:       2001-03-31 15:57:27
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On Sat, Mar 31, 2001 at 10:31:36AM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > what i want is for the pg_shadow file to contain encrypted passwords like
> > /etc/passwd, and for the server to encrypt the plain text password handed
> > to it and compare with the crypto-gunge in pg_shadow.
> 
> This is not possible.

i had a look at the code, and figured i wanted similar behaviour for:

host all 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 password /dir/passwd.file

but, rather than have a file, i wanted to use pg_shadow with encrypted
passwords.

so the following patch allows for:

host all 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 password pg_shadow

where "pg_shadow" is a special key (like "ident sameuser") to set up this
behaviour.

the patch is done in such a way that it will not impact existing installations

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*** auth.c.orig	Fri Mar 30 19:37:08 2001
--- auth.c	Fri Mar 30 19:28:20 2001
***************
*** 695,701 ****
  static int
  checkPassword(Port *port, char *user, char *password)
  {
! 	if (port->auth_method == uaPassword && port->auth_arg[0] != '\0')
  		return verify_password(port->auth_arg, user, password);
  
  	return crypt_verify(port, user, password);
--- 695,702 ----
  static int
  checkPassword(Port *port, char *user, char *password)
  {
! 	if (port->auth_method == uaPassword && port->auth_arg[0] != '\0'
! 			&& strcmp(port->auth_arg, "pg_shadow") != 0)
  		return verify_password(port->auth_arg, user, password);
  
  	return crypt_verify(port, user, password);
*** crypt.c.orig	Fri Mar 30 19:38:26 2001
--- crypt.c	Fri Mar 30 19:39:07 2001
***************
*** 280,287 ****
  	 * authentication method being used for this connection.
  	 */
  
! 	crypt_pwd =
! 		(port->auth_method == uaCrypt ? crypt(passwd, port->salt) : passwd);
  
  	if (!strcmp(pgpass, crypt_pwd))
  	{
--- 280,294 ----
  	 * authentication method being used for this connection.
  	 */
  
! 	if (port->auth_method == uaCrypt)
! 		crypt_pwd = crypt(passwd, port->salt);
! 	else
! 	{
! 		/* if port->auth_arg, encrypt password from client before compare */
! 		if (port->auth_arg[0] != 0)
! 			pgpass = crypt(pgpass, passwd);
! 		crypt_pwd = passwd;
! 	}
  
  	if (!strcmp(pgpass, crypt_pwd))
  	{

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