Hi Daniel
On 27.09.23 10:21, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> An annotation syntax specifically for this would address my concern,
> but the
> argument that pg_hba (and related code) is border-line too complicated as it is
> does hold some water. Complexity in code can lead to bugs, but complexity in
> syntax can lead to misconfigurations or unintentional infosec leaks which is
> usually more problematic.
Yeah, that's why the possibility to use the normal comments for this
feature seemed at first so appealing :)
> I would propose to not worry about code and instead just discuss a potential
> new format for annotations, and only implement parsing and handling once
> something has been agreed upon. This should be in a new thread however to
> ensure visibility, since it's beyond the subject of this thread.
Sounds good! I will open a new thread as soon as I get back home, so
that we can collect some ideas.
Thanks
Jim
