AW: Inheritance is a security loophole! - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Zeugswetter Andreas SB
Subject AW: Inheritance is a security loophole!
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Msg-id 11C1E6749A55D411A9670001FA687963368199@sdexcsrv1.f000.d0188.sd.spardat.at
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> For 7.1, I propose that we only allow creation of child tables to the
> owner of the parent table.

Or dba. Sounds reasonable, maybe even sufficient to me.

(Informix has a separate right (called under) to grant inheritability to others
(just to support your separate right point).)

Andreas


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