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Update release notes for new pgcrypto additions.
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.477 2006/10/20 23:02:20 tgl Exp $ -->
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On platforms where it is expensive to update the <application>ps</>
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display, it may be worthwhile to turn this off and rely solely on
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display, it may be worthwhile to turn this off and rely solely on
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pgcrypto now has all planned functionality (Marko Kreen)
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Include iMath library in pgcrypto to have the public-key encryption
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functions always available.
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Add SHA224 algorithm that was missing in OpenBSD code.
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Activate builtin code for SHA224/256/384/512 hashes on older
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OpenSSL to have those algorithms always available.
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New function gen_random_bytes() that returns cryptographically strong
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randomness. Useful for generating encryption keys.
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Remove digest_exists(), hmac_exists() and cipher_exists() functions.
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