Re: [HACKERS] TODO list updated - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [HACKERS] TODO list updated
Date
Msg-id Pine.GSO.4.02A.10001131216270.6438-100000@Pingvin.DoCS.UU.SE
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] TODO list updated  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] TODO list updated
Re: [HACKERS] TODO list updated
List pgsql-hackers
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, The Hermit Hacker wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> > > If we do a 'CREATE USER <user> WITH PASSWORD <pass>', its no more secure
> > > then using a command line switch for password ... 
> > 
> > Why is that?  ps shows command args, righ?
> 
> Point.  You won me over :)

But it doesn't show the complete command line, only SELECT or UPDATE, etc.
I'm not sure if it also shows create, I haven't been able to simulate
that.

What's the whole point of access control if you can happily scan your ps
output for all selects, inserts, updates, etc. going through and keep
record of it?

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Peter Eisentraut                  Sernanders vaeg 10:115
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