Peter Eisentraut <pete...@gmx.net> writes:
> Well, you would lose anyway if the DBA switches the pg_hba.conf setting
> from md5 to password without telling you.

True :-(.  Anybody for a zero-knowledge protocol?

(Realistically, non-password-based auth methods are the only real
solution here, I fear.  We should probably be doing more to encourage
people to use SSL-cert-based authentication in low-trust situations.)

                        regards, tom lane

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