How can I hash passwords in postgresql?

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Published on 2010-04-15T16:30:42Z Indexed on 2010/04/15 16:33 UTC
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I need to hash some passwords with salt on postgresql, and I haven't been able to find any relevant documentation on how to get that done.

So how can I hash passwords (with some salts) in postgresql?

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