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<chapter id="client-authentication">
The password-based authentication methods are <literal>md5</>,
<literal>crypt</>, and <literal>password</>. These methods operate
similarly except for the way that the password is sent across the
- connection. But only <literal>md5</> supports encrypted
- passwords stored in <structname>pg_shadow</structname>;
+ connection. However, only <literal>md5</> allows encrypted
+ passwords to be stored in <structname>pg_shadow</structname>;
the other two require unencrypted passwords to be stored there.
</para>