Re: Question on any plans to use the Create Server/Create blink_ Mapping to provide Logical Replication Subscriptions the user/password in an encrypted manner

On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM Vitale, Anthony, Sony Music
<anthony(dot)vitale(at)sonymusic(dot)com> wrote:
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> Hello All
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> Postgresql dblinks and dblink_fdw allow for the use of Server and user mapping to be able to store the user/password of a connection and save it in an encrypted manner.
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> Logical replication subscription syntax regarding connection info allows for the user/password to be supplied within the subscription ddl.
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> And the Subscription connection info is visible via the pg_subscription.subconninfo column, which can contain plain-text passwords, is intentionally restricted. Only the pg_read_all_settings role, superusers, and the owner of the subscription can SELECT from this column.
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> In a dblink the connection info can be provided via the same connection parameters as allowed by the logical subscription syntax, however it is allowed to use a Created ServerName with a user mapping in the connections.
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> I am not familiar on what it would take to allow logical subscriptions to use User Server/Mapping logic as the dblink extension allows but if it where possible then this would assure that only the role creating the User server/mapping can set the connection user/password and then it can be totally hidden from prying eyes.
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> I was wondering if this is within any plan to implement in future releases.
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Please check if the proposal at [1] suits your needs.

[1] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/149ff9264db27cdf724b65709fbbaee4bf316835.camel%40j-davis.com

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