I havn't actually done it but I believe in 7.2 MD5 is a possibility. Before this the ODBC driver just handled plain text authentication. (Although as you said you can use something like SSH tunneling) - Stuart
-----Original Message----- From: Peter E. Chen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 20 December 2001 15:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [pgadmin-support] Hey All, Can anyone please tell me whether or not pgAdmin can use encryption to connect to PostgresQL. I want to find a way to connect to the database without sending clear text passwords. Is SSH tunneling the only way? Peter ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org