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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/include/libpq/crypt.h b/src/include/libpq/crypt.h
index e6b50a72888..3564ef39d87 100644
--- a/src/include/libpq/crypt.h
+++ b/src/include/libpq/crypt.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
#include "datatype/timestamp.h"
/*
- * Types of password hashes or verifiers.
+ * Types of password hashes or secrets.
*
* Plaintext passwords can be passed in by the user, in a CREATE/ALTER USER
* command. They will be encrypted to MD5 or SCRAM-SHA-256 format, before