Re: [HACKERS] Updating column on row update - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Updating column on row update
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Msg-id 13302.1258987114@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Updating column on row update  (Thom Brown <thombrown@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Updating column on row update  (Thom Brown <thombrown@gmail.com>)
Re: [HACKERS] Updating column on row update  (Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk>)
Re: [HACKERS] Updating column on row update  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Thom Brown <thombrown@gmail.com> writes:
> As for having plpgsql installed by default, are there any security
> implications?

Well, that's pretty much exactly the question --- are there?  It would
certainly make it easier for someone to exploit any other security
weakness they might find.  I believe plain SQL plus SQL functions is
Turing-complete, but that doesn't mean it's easy or fast to write loops
etc in it.

            regards, tom lane

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