Re: [v9.2] Fix Leaky View Problem

From: Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Kohei KaiGai <kaigai(at)kaigai(dot)gr(dot)jp>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com>, Kohei Kaigai <Kohei(dot)Kaigai(at)emea(dot)nec(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [v9.2] Fix Leaky View Problem
Date: 2011-09-24 21:37:52
Message-ID: 20110924213752.GB6698@tornado.leadboat.com
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On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 06:25:01PM -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Kohei KaiGai <kaigai(at)kaigai(dot)gr(dot)jp> wrote:
> > The Part-1 implements corresponding SQL syntax stuffs which are
> > "security_barrier"
> > reloption of views, and "LEAKPROOF" option on creation of functions to be stored
> > new pg_proc.proleakproof field.
>
> The way you have this implemented, we just blow away all view options
> whenever we do CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW. Is that the behavior we want?
> If a security_barrier view gets accidentally turned into a
> non-security_barrier view, doesn't that create a security_hole?

I think CREATE OR REPLACE needs to keep meaning just that, never becoming
"replace some characteristics, merge others". The consequence is less than
delightful here, but I don't have an idea that avoids this problem without
running afoul of some previously-raised design constraint.

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