PostgreSQL

EcosystemIntermediate●5 min read

"SASL: SCRAM-SERVER-FIRST-MESSAGE: client password must be a string" in Strapi

This PostgreSQL driver error means Strapi handed the pg client a password that is not a string, usually undefined. Every way that happens, and the fix.

Theodore Kelechukwu Onyejiaku
●September 9, 2026
"SASL: SCRAM-SERVER-FIRST-MESSAGE: client password must be a string" in Strapi

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