| From: | Paul Lambert <paul(dot)lambert(at)autoledgers(dot)com(dot)au> |
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| Subject: | Re: How to allow users to log on only from my application not from pgadmin |
| Date: | 2007-02-01 02:00:07 |
| Message-ID: | 45C149A7.4010809@autoledgers.com.au |
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Mark Walker wrote:
> One other thing. Another approach to this problem would be to have some
> sort of code signing/authentication capabilities for the postgresql
> server. For instance, you login as an administrator (some sort of
> enhanced privs), you get to look at the databases you have permission
> for. Otherwise, postgresql has to recognize the application. Has this
> ever been discussed?
>
>
>
I don't think it would be feasible for any RDBMS to recognise the
connecting application, certainly in my view the effort it would take to
alter the postmaster/odbc driver and others would be a lot more than the
apparent gain from having that functionality.
--
Paul Lambert
Database Administrator
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