Re: [HACKERS] Here it is - view permissions] - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > > Why does views default to 'select' permission for 'public'?
> > > I think most people will never think of the possibility that others
> > > will be able to SELECT their data through views.
> > > Should not 'create view' at least print a NOTICE about this?
> >
> >     Considering how much security we are putting around everything
> > else, is it unreasonably to have both 'create view'/'create table' default
> > to 'revoke all' to public, and 'grant all' to owner?
>
> Most commercial databases don't do this.

    Well, just checked with Wayne (My Oracle Guru) and in Oracle,
everything is private by default, and you open it up as required/desired
to other ppl...