Re: Securing a db app - RFC

From: Shridhar Daithankar <shridhar(at)frodo(dot)hserus(dot)net>
To: <btober(at)computer(dot)org>
Cc: <bartko(dot)zoltan(at)pobox(dot)sk>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Securing a db app - RFC
Date: 2004-06-02 12:36:14
Message-ID: 200406021806.14072.shridhar@frodo.hserus.net
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On Wednesday 02 June 2004 17:58, btober(at)computer(dot)org wrote:
> > You can probably use set session authorization. Here are some brief
> > steps.
> >
> > 1. Convert all your users as postgresql database users
>
> If he's going to do this, why bother with hard-coding a single user id
> and password in the application -- why not have the user log in as their
> defined Postgresql user, and let the data base handle all the security
> and permission issues?

In that case he can not use connection pooling. Thats all. Otherwise there is
no need for single user id.

Shridhar

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