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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.397 2007/12/25 17:06:52 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.398 2007/12/29 03:36:56 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter Id="runtime">
<title>Operating System Environment</title>
@@ -1604,7 +1604,10 @@ $ <userinput>kill -INT `head -1 /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`</userinput
ciphers can be specified in the <productname>OpenSSL</productname>
configuration file, you can specify ciphers specifically for use by
the database server by modifying <xref linkend="guc-ssl-ciphers"> in
- <filename>postgresql.conf</>.
+ <filename>postgresql.conf</>. It is possible to allow authentication
+ without the overhead of encryption by using <literal>NULL-SHA</> or
+ <literal>NULL-MD5</> ciphers. However, a man-in-the-middle could read
+ and pass communications between client and server.
</para>
<para>