Re: Bugtraq: Having Fun With PostgreSQL

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Bugtraq: Having Fun With PostgreSQL
Date: 2007-06-25 17:31:52
Message-ID: 1378.1182792712@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca> writes:
> To achieve the "secure by default" feature that you want (and I like
> the scare-quotes -- I agree with those that think this adds no real
> security, but I think you're right to worry about the perception
> angle in this case), why not have a ./configure option that sets the
> default trust level for the build?

Why is that better than the initdb-time option we already have?
Locking down options earlier rather than later is usually not a win.

regards, tom lane

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