Re: MD5 use in PL/Perl

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alex Pilosov <alex(at)pilosoft(dot)com>
Cc: Marc Rassbach <marc(at)milestonerdl(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: MD5 use in PL/Perl
Date: 2000-12-30 05:05:50
Message-ID: 1460.978152750@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alex Pilosov <alex(at)pilosoft(dot)com> writes:
> Actually, a thing to consider would be to have a 'untrusted' PL/perl
> language in postgres with use Safe disabled, along with a 'trusted' one.
> (pluntrustedperl? plunsafeperl?) Same could be done for pltcl...

Jan Wieck has already created an 'unsafe' pltcl variant for Pg 7.1.
I see no objection to making an unsafe plperl as well; who wants to
step up to the plate and do the work?

regards, tom lane

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