Re: Row-security writer-side checks proposal - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: Row-security writer-side checks proposal
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Msg-id CA+TgmoaRC5C6JDPHRiprk5R9-+2RnMggGa5RjmpO30JCDJxJww@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Row-security writer-side checks proposal  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> wrote:
> * Robert Haas (robertmhaas@gmail.com) wrote:
>> Now maybe that's fine.  But given that, I think it's pretty important
>> that we get the syntax right.  Because if you're adding a feature
>> primarily to add a more convenient syntax, then the syntax had better
>> actually be convenient.
>
> I agree that we want to get the syntax correct, but also very clear as
> it's security related and we don't want anyone surprised by what happens
> when they use it.  The idea, as has been discussed in the past, is to
> then allow tying RLS in with SELinux and provide MAC.

No argument.  I think "convenient" and "unsurprising" are closely-aligned goals.

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Robert Haas
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