Re: Can user specification of a column value be required when querying a view ?

OK, didn't think so, just checking. Thanks for verifying !

On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 4:45 PM Christophe Pettus <xof(at)thebuild(dot)com> wrote:

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> > On Nov 20, 2023, at 13:41, David Gauthier <dfgpostgres(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > I want the users to be required to provide a value for ssn in the
> following query...
> > "select * from huge_view where ssn = '106-91-9930' "
> > I never want them to query the view without specifying ssn.
> > It has to do with resources and practicality.
> >
> > Is there a way to do that ?
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> Not in a way that PostgreSQL itself will enforce. If you are concerned
> about a query running wild and taking up resources, setting
> statement_timeout for the user that will be running these queries is the
> best way forward. A user that has general access to PostgreSQL and can run
> arbitrary queries will be able to craft a query that takes up a lot of
> system time and memory without too much trouble.