pg_enc - AES256 password encryption utility
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Description
pg_enc AES256 password encryption utility.
Example
Here is an example output:
pg_enc -p
db password: [your password]
or
./pg_enc foo
trying to read key from file /home/pgpool/.pgpoolkey
jglid1QRgiCl/vfhHUDyVA==
pool_passwd string: AESjglid1QRgiCl/vfhHUDyVA==
pg_enc can be used for pool_passwd passwords with:
pg_enc -m -f /path/to/pgpool.conf -u username -p
db password: [your password]
which will add an entry for username with the password given.
To avoid password prompt or password in command parameter, pg_enc can read user name:password pairs from
file. It will add all user names and encrypted password to pool_passwd authentication file.
$ cat users.txt
username1:secretpassword1
username2:secretpassword2
$ pg_enc -m -f /path/to/pgpool.conf -i users.txt
trying to read key from file /home/pgpool/.pgpoolkey
trying to read user:password pairs from file users.text
$ cat /path/to/pool_passwd
username1:AESrx5QdpGyW/+4CB80KWtwhg==
username2:AESUAdohy7nCUhWliRI9WiYQA==
pgpool-II 4.6.0 2023 PG_ENC(1)
Name
pg_enc - AES256 password encryption utility
Options
-kKEY_FILE--key-file=KEY_FILE
Set the path to the encryption key file. Default is the .pgpoolkey file located in the users home
directory, which can be overridden by the environment variable PGPOOLKEYFILE.
-KENCRYPTION_KEY--enc-key=ENCRYPTION_KEY
Encryption key to be used for encrypting database passwords.
-fCONFIG_FILE--config-file=CONFIG_FILE
Specifies the pgpool.conf file.
-iINPUT_FILE--input-file=INPUT_FILE
Specifies file containing username and password pairs.
-p--prompt
Prompt for database password using standard input.
-P--prompt-for-key
Prompt for encryption key using standard input.
-m--update-pass
Create encrypted password entry in the pool_passwd file.
-uyour_username--username=your_username
Creates the pool_passwd entry for the database user called your_username.
-h--help
Prints the help for pg_enc.
Note
If you are providing the password as an argument to pg_enc and the password contains a "$" character,
you must escape it.
For example, if you want to use "ABC$123" as password,
pg_enc -m -f /path/to/pgpool.conf -u username ABC\$123
Synopsis
pg_enc [option...] -ppg_enc [option...] password
