checks user passwords and reject weak password
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| Package | passwordcheck |
|---|---|
| Version | - |
| PostgreSQL versions | 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 |
| Repository | PostgreSQL contrib |
| Extension type | No DDL |
| Requires CREATE EXTENSION | No |
| Requires preload | Yes |
| Trusted | No |
| Shared libraries | $libdir/passwordcheck |
| Latest commit | 2026-05-14 |
| Latest release | 2026-05-14 |
| Catalogue updated | 2026-07-29 |
| pg_pwhash | Advanced password hashing methods for PostgreSQL |
| passwordcheck_cracklib | Strengthen PostgreSQL user password checks with cracklib |
| credcheck | credcheck - postgresql plain text credential checker |
| passwordpolicy | Dynamically configurable PostgreSQL password complexity checks. |
| chkpass | data type for auto-encrypted passwords |
| pg_enigma | Encrypted postgres data type |
| column_encrypt | Transparent column-level encryption with encrypted_text and encrypted_bytea types |