update yourtable set passwordfield = md5(passwordfield)
watch out: md5 is irreversable! you can't "un_md5"
>>> "Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-03-01
15:08 >>>
John,
That was what I was looking for for a long time.
Now I will change my teller password account to md5.
Could someone suggest me how to change all passwords (PLAIN) to md5 ?
My real best regards
Ezequias
2007/3/1, John DeSoi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> MD5 is built-in to PostgreSQL. It is what PostgreSQL itself uses to
> hash passwords. For example:
>
> select md5('this is my password');
>
> md5
> ----------------------------------
> 210d53992dff432ec1b1a9698af9da16
> (1 row)
>
>
>
> On Mar 1, 2007, at 6:06 AM, Eugenio Flores wrote:
>
> > Thanks Andrej. But how can I use such algoritms in postgresql?
arey
> > they defined in a function that I can call?
> >
> > Or, do I have to code one of those algorithm to use it in my
> > application?
>
>
>
> John DeSoi, Ph.D.
> http://pgedit.com/
> Power Tools for PostgreSQL
>
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Atenciosamente (Sincerely)
Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha
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