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		jmnicolas on Feb 9, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Total security in a PostgreSQL database The PDF is dated from 2009 maybe it was common at the time to rely on MD5.

einhverfr on Feb 10, 2014 [–]

MD5 challenge/response auth today would typically be used in short-hop logins. It might be further protected with SSL on longer hops. For larger networks, I would assume you'd want to use Kerberos auth.

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