Re: Functions as a Security Layer

From: Benjamin Stookey <jamstooks(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Functions as a Security Layer
Date: 2006-01-09 04:18:31
Message-ID: 20060109041831.42619.qmail@web35007.mail.mud.yahoo.com
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Thanks so much. That did the trick!

--- Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Benjamin Stookey <jamstooks(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> > My question is, can I somehow give permissions to
> the
> > function, but not to the user to protect the
> counter
> > table from being modified in any ways I don't
> want?
>
> Label the function SECURITY DEFINER.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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