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sql: it's not possible to clear a user's password #43891

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knz opened this issue Jan 11, 2020 · 0 comments · Fixed by #43892
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sql: it's not possible to clear a user's password #43891

knz opened this issue Jan 11, 2020 · 0 comments · Fixed by #43892
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A-security A-sql-pgcompat Semantic compatibility with PostgreSQL C-enhancement Solution expected to add code/behavior + preserve backward-compat (pg compat issues are exception)

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knz commented Jan 11, 2020

  • today it's not possible to remove a user's password after it was set
  • it's useful to clear a user's password because this is a sure way to enforce they authenticate using client certificates
  • pg allows this with ALTER USER [WITH] PASSWORD NULL

This should be supported in crdb as well.
@knz knz added C-enhancement Solution expected to add code/behavior + preserve backward-compat (pg compat issues are exception) A-sql-pgcompat Semantic compatibility with PostgreSQL A-security labels Jan 11, 2020
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