Re: Google SoC: column-level privilege subsystem - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Google SoC: column-level privilege subsystem
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Msg-id 14134.1177479479@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Google SoC: column-level privilege subsystem  ("Robert Haas" <Robert.Haas@dyntek.com>)
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"Robert Haas" <Robert.Haas@dyntek.com> writes:
...
>> IF this will be implemented as suggested here, it will become
>> extremely counter-intuitive.
...
> You could solve this by having explicit positive and negative ACLs, i.e.
> your permissions for a particular column are:

Uh, wait a moment, people.  The proposed project is to implement a
capability that is fully, 100% specified by the SQL standard.  There
is zero scope for API invention here.  You read the spec, you do
what it says.
        regards, tom lane


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