</P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
>Password Storage Encryption</DT
><DD
><P
>     By default, database user passwords are stored as MD5 hashes, so
     the administrator cannot determine the actual password assigned
     to the user. If MD5 encryption is used for client authentication,
     the unencrypted password is never even temporarily present on the
     server because the client MD5-encrypts it before being sent
     across the network.
    </P
></DD
><DT
>Encryption For Specific Colu