Re: [RFC] PostgreSQL Access Control Extension (PGACE) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: [RFC] PostgreSQL Access Control Extension (PGACE)
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Msg-id 46241FEC.5020102@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: [RFC] PostgreSQL Access Control Extension (PGACE)  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [RFC] PostgreSQL Access Control Extension (PGACE)  (KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@kaigai.gr.jp>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
>   
>> What's more, we have a SoC project for column level access controls.
>>     
>
> ... which presumably wouldn't involve any added dependency on outside code.
>   

Quite so. You can see the project description at 
http://code.google.com/soc/postgres/appinfo.html?csaid=E272DA8E6521568F

> For people who are already using SELinux or Trusted Solaris, making the
> database dependent on that infrastructure might be seen as a plus, but
> I'm not sure the rest of the world would be pleased.  

Even where SELinux is available it has had mixed reviews - I habitually 
disable it.


cheers

andrew


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