Re: Grant SELECT/Execute to View/Function but not underlying Table

From: Maxim Boguk <maxim(dot)boguk(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Alex Magnum <magnum11200(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Postgres General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Grant SELECT/Execute to View/Function but not underlying Table
Date: 2015-09-24 11:47:18
Message-ID: CAK-MWwT2Hzk1ZBGfOXa7=f98TRZiRFFF3eDG0PCcb-VXXnFMWA@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 9:28 PM, Alex Magnum <magnum11200(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi,
> is it possible to grant select to views and functions without the need to
> also grant the user the SELECT privileges to the Tables used in the views
> or functions?
>
> That way I could create read only users on a website and limit their
> access to the bare minimum.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advise on this
>
> Alex
>

​Hi,

For functions it's possible (read about SECURITY DEFINER), for view no it
isn't possible (view is query text stored in database for future use and
nothing more).

--
Maxim Boguk
Senior Postgresql DBA
http://www.postgresql-consulting.ru/ <http://www.postgresql-consulting.com/>

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