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| author | Bruce Momjian | 2001-09-29 03:11:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian | 2001-09-29 03:11:58 +0000 |
| commit | cff23429d658d3591e7e0af129f158e90d0a4776 (patch) | |
| tree | 017305205ad6ef3d6b864df315819cedfd49eeca /contrib/pgcrypto/README.pgcrypto | |
| parent | 850ba416775336db441caa8f9f1e2b0d5e6c72a5 (diff) | |
I noticed that the contrib Makefiles were reorganized.
Converted pgcrypto one too.
* Changed default randomness source to libc random()
That way pgcrypto does not have any external dependencies
and should work everywhere.
* Re-enabled pgcrypto build in contrib/makefile
* contrib/README update - there is more stuff than
only 'hash functions'
* Noted the libc random fact in README.pgcrypto
Marko Kreen
Diffstat (limited to 'contrib/pgcrypto/README.pgcrypto')
| -rw-r--r-- | contrib/pgcrypto/README.pgcrypto | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/pgcrypto/README.pgcrypto b/contrib/pgcrypto/README.pgcrypto index c79f996a324..ba6c3fd8374 100644 --- a/contrib/pgcrypto/README.pgcrypto +++ b/contrib/pgcrypto/README.pgcrypto @@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ INSTALLATION Edit makefile, if you want to use any external library. -NB! Default randomness source is /dev/urandom device. If you -do not have it, you also need to edit Makefile to let pgcrypto -use either OpenSSL PRNG or libc random() PRNG. Using libc random() -is discouraged. +NB! Default randomness source is libc random() function. This +is so only to get pgcrypto build everywhere. Randomness is +needed for gen_salt() function. So if you plan using it, you +should definitely change that by editing Makefile. You should +be using urandom device if your OS supports it, otherwise link +pgcrypto against OpenSSL library and use its PRNG. After editing Makefile: |