Re: Proposal of SE-PostgreSQL patches (for CommitFest:Sep)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Joshua Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Aidan Van Dyk <aidan(at)highrise(dot)ca>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Proposal of SE-PostgreSQL patches (for CommitFest:Sep)
Date: 2008-09-24 19:46:22
Message-ID: 10329.1222285582@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
> Peter,
>> Yeah, but do we even have the slightest bit of information about what
>> exactly would be required to achieve the required levels? And whether
>> this patch does it? And whether there would be alternative, more
>> desirable ways to achieve a similar level?

> Actually, I have some direct communication that SEPostgres will lead to
> PostgreSQL being widely adopted in at least one US government agency.

Does that mean that they have looked at this specific patch and
concluded that it meets their requirements? Or just that SELinux
is a checkbox item for them?

regards, tom lane

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