| From: | Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, KaiGai Kohei <kaigai(at)ak(dot)jp(dot)nec(dot)com>, KaiGai Kohei <kaigai(at)kaigai(dot)gr(dot)jp>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [v9.1] Add security hook on initialization of instance |
| Date: | 2010-07-08 14:42:51 |
| Message-ID: | 20100708144251.GO21875@tamriel.snowman.net |
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* Tom Lane (tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us) wrote:
> Maybe so, but the proposed hook placement doesn't actually allow a
> plugin module to be "involved" in the authorization --- we've already
> decided the authorization is OK. All it can do there is some additional
> initialization, which could equally well be done on first use (if any)
> of the additional information.
Right, I agree that the existing patch isn't what should be done here.
> There might be some value in letting a plugin actually have some control
> over the authentication process, but I'm not sure offhand what a
> reasonable hook design would be.
Definitely needs more thought, but that's the direction that I think
makes more sense.
Thanks!
Stephen
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