Re: Generating unique session ids - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Rodrigo Gonzalez
Subject Re: Generating unique session ids
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Msg-id 44C8C98B.7090709@gmail.com
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In response to Re: Generating unique session ids  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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I'm not an expert as you, but what about a small table where just one
user can read and create the function with this same user and definer
security?

Excuse if I say something stupid

Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>
>
>>> * Any database user is most of the time able to read function
>>> bodies, so anybody who is able co connect to your database will be
>>> able to get your 'secret_salt' and then predict session id's.
>>>
>> Yeah, it's not clear where to hide the secret.
>>
>
> In a memfrob'ed (or something better probably) area in a C function?
>
>


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