Re: Row-security writer-side checks proposal

From: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Kohei KaiGai <kaigai(at)kaigai(dot)gr(dot)jp>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Row-security writer-side checks proposal
Date: 2013-11-05 14:01:31
Message-ID: 20131105140131.GV2706@tamriel.snowman.net
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* Robert Haas (robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)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.

Thanks,

Stephen

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