Re: Obfuscated definitions of database objects - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Obfuscated definitions of database objects
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In response to Obfuscated definitions of database objects  ("Charles N. Charotti" <ccharotti@yahoo.com>)
Responses Re: Obfuscated definitions of database objects  (Florian Weimer <fweimer@bfk.de>)
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Charles N. Charotti wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
> 
> I want to know if there is any plan in future versions
> of PG to obfuscate the source code of some objects of
> the database, specially the functions of the backend ?

Functions in the backend written with most of the standard pl langauges
are interpreted. Thus no, they are plain text.

If you need obfuscation (and you don't, you just think you do, no
offense) use C.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



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