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authorPeter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>2019-10-12 21:17:34 +0200
committerPeter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>2019-10-12 21:41:59 +0200
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Fix use of term "verifier"
Within the context of SCRAM, "verifier" has a specific meaning in the protocol, per RFCs. The existing code used "verifier" differently, to mean whatever is or would be stored in pg_auth.rolpassword. Fix this by using the term "secret" for this, following RFC 5803. Reviewed-by: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/be397b06-6e4b-ba71-c7fb-54cae84a7e18%402ndquadrant.com
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diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/auth.c b/src/backend/libpq/auth.c
index 3ef0171192f..0cf65ba5de7 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/auth.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/auth.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ CheckPWChallengeAuth(Port *port, char **logdetail)
* If 'md5' authentication is allowed, decide whether to perform 'md5' or
* 'scram-sha-256' authentication based on the type of password the user
* has. If it's an MD5 hash, we must do MD5 authentication, and if it's a
- * SCRAM verifier, we must do SCRAM authentication.
+ * SCRAM secret, we must do SCRAM authentication.
*
* If MD5 authentication is not allowed, always use SCRAM. If the user
* had an MD5 password, CheckSCRAMAuth() will fail.