PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL Strong & Secure Password Generator [New 2026]

PostgreSQL

Updated: January 21, 2026

Storing passwords in Postgres sounds simple until you inherit a "clever" system that can be reversed and suddenly your weekend has plans. In this post, we'll do the boring basics the right way: use `pgcrypto` + bcrypt for slow, salted hashes, and generate temporary passwords with real randomness (`gen_random_bytes`) that humans can still copy/paste without crying. A little SQL now saves a lot of incident-response later. read on »