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Re: [ADMIN] pg_shadow passwd decrypt

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Hemapriya wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does postgres support any system functions that
> decode/decrypt the user passwords stored in pg_shadow
> system catalog. 
> 
> Is there a way to retrieve the passwords, if
> forgotten.

No.  They are MD5 and are designed to be unencryptable.

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