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passwordpolicy

Dynamically configurable PostgreSQL password complexity checks.

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Overview

Packagepasswordpolicy
Version2.0.5
PostgreSQL versions14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
RepositoryPGDG
Extension typePreloaded
Requires CREATE EXTENSIONYes
Requires preloadYes
TrustedNo
RelocatableYes
Shared libraries$libdir/passwordpolicy
Stars2
Latest commit2026-07-08
Latest release2026-07-08
Catalogue updated2026-08-30

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See also

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credcheckcredcheck - postgresql plain text credential checker
chkpassdata type for auto-encrypted passwords
pg_enigmaEncrypted postgres data type
column_encryptTransparent column-level encryption with encrypted_text and encrypted_bytea types