Re: Logging access to data in database table - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bill Moran
Subject Re: Logging access to data in database table
Date
Msg-id 20120125133929.be6ae7a3.wmoran@potentialtech.com
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In response to Re: Logging access to data in database table  (Misa Simic <misa.simic@gmail.com>)
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In response to Misa Simic <misa.simic@gmail.com>:
>
> But maybe it would be better to reorganise security on the way that users
> who do not need to have access to some data - simply do not have it
> (instead of to give them data and latter check log to confirm they have
> taken it...)

In many cases that's not enough.  For example with HIPAA in the US, a user
may be allowed to access data, but there still _has_ to be a log record
for each access.

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Bill Moran
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http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/

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