New version with some merge conflicts resolved, and I have worked to
resolve several "TODO" items that I had noted in the code.
On 13.09.22 10:27, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Here is an updated patch that resolves some merge conflicts; no
> functionality changes over v6.
>
> On 30.08.22 13:35, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Here is an updated patch.
>>
>> I mainly spent time on adding a full set of DDL commands for the keys.
>> This made the patch very bulky now, but there is not really anything
>> surprising in there. It probably needs another check of permission
>> handling etc., but it's got everything there to try it out. Along
>> with the DDL commands, the pg_dump side is now fully implemented.
>>
>> Secondly, I isolated the protocol changes into a protocol extension
>> with the name _pq_.column_encryption. So by default there are no
>> protocol changes and this feature is disabled. AFAICT, we haven't
>> actually ever used the _pq_ protocol extension mechanism, so it would
>> be good to review whether this was done here in the intended way.
>>
>> At this point, the patch is sort of feature complete, meaning it has
>> all the concepts, commands, and interfaces that I had in mind. I have
>> a long list of things to recheck and tighten up, based on earlier
>> feedback and some things I found along the way. But I don't currently
>> plan any more major architectural or design changes, pending
>> feedback. (Also, the patch is now very big, so anything additional
>> might be better for a future separate patch.)
