Re: plpgsql by default

From: Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
To: Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: plpgsql by default
Date: 2006-04-12 14:28:30
Message-ID: 443D0E8E.9080701@pse-consulting.de
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Dave Page wrote:
>

>
> Keeping PostgreSQL as secure as possible out of the box pretty much
> requires us to do the same in my mind - if an major feature such as
> pl/pgsql is easy for the user to enable should they want it, then it
> should be disabled by default to minimise the number of attack vectors
> for all those users that do not want it.

I wonder if Oracle ever recommended disabling PL/SQL (not to mention MS
Transact-SQL)...

Regards,
Andreas

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