Micah Yoder wrote:
I was also thinking a bit more broad than just finance. Could PG be used, for
example, as a multiplayer strategy game server where clients can directly
connect without another middleware daemon? Seems to me like it has
everything necessary, except for this problem.
Each
Just curious, would PostgreSQL be considered secure for applications involving
financial matters where the clients have a direct database logon?
First, to clarify, I'm not in a serious position to write such an application.
I'm just wondering. :-) If it is possible, I may make a proof of
Micah Yoder wrote:
Just curious, would PostgreSQL be considered secure for applications
involving
financial matters where the clients have a direct database logon?
I'd say that an application where clients have a database login
and can perform arbitrary SQL statements is not very robust and
Micah Yoder wrote:
Just curious, would PostgreSQL be considered secure for applications involving
financial matters where the clients have a direct database logon?
First, to clarify, I'm not in a serious position to write such an application.
I'm just wondering. :-) If it is possible, I
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Micah Yoder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe it's nuts to consider such a setup (and if you're talking a
major bank it probably is) ... and maybe not. At this point it's
kind of a mental exercise. :-)
If you
Joshua D. Drake wrote:
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Micah Yoder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe it's nuts to consider such a setup (and if you're talking a
major bank it probably is) ... and maybe not. At this point it's
kind of a mental
Thanks for the replies. That's kind of what I figured, though it would be
interesting if it were possible. For example, if a financial institution
could allow their clients direct connections to a database, the clients (or
anyone) could build absolutely any interface to it they want. I think
