-- -- crypt() and gen_salt(): crypt-des -- SELECT crypt('', 'NB'); crypt --------------- NBPx/38Y48kHg (1 row) SELECT crypt('foox', 'NB'); crypt --------------- NB53EGGqrrb5E (1 row) -- We are supposed to pass in a 2-character salt. -- error since salt is too short: SELECT crypt('password', 'a'); ERROR: invalid salt CREATE TABLE ctest (data text, res text, salt text); INSERT INTO ctest VALUES ('password', '', ''); UPDATE ctest SET salt = gen_salt('des'); UPDATE ctest SET res = crypt(data, salt); SELECT res = crypt(data, res) AS "worked" FROM ctest; worked -------- t (1 row) -- check disabling of built in crypto functions SET pgcrypto.builtin_crypto_enabled = off; UPDATE ctest SET salt = gen_salt('des'); ERROR: use of built-in crypto functions is disabled UPDATE ctest SET res = crypt(data, salt); ERROR: use of built-in crypto functions is disabled RESET pgcrypto.builtin_crypto_enabled; DROP TABLE ctest;