Re: Sugestion for PostgreSQ - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruno Wolff III
Subject Re: Sugestion for PostgreSQ
Date
Msg-id 20061108011646.GB15732@wolff.to
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In response to Sugestion for PostgreSQL Developer´s TEAM!  ("Marcio" <marcio@oracullos.com.br>)
List pgsql-bugs
On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 09:50:01 -0200,
  Marcio <marcio@oracullos.com.br> wrote:
> I have a sugestion for pgsql 8.2 or next versions ...
> Is complicated encrypt the procedures/functions on Database like Oracle or
> similar?
> I sugest this because we develop ERP/MRP with complex routines and we like
> hide all of this routines...this is our "business secret".
> I know if we write this code in C, for example....is possible to hide. But,
> we prefer pl/pgsql native.
> Thank´s,

One solution is to run the database and the application that connects to
it on a machine your business controls and only allow customers to connect
to the application (and not directly to the database).

Another is to have a contract that limits what your customers can do with
the information gained from seeing your propietary code.


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