On 06/20/2018 05:05 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 08:29:32AM -0400, Joe Conway wrote: >>>> Or >>>> maybe key management is really tied into the separately discussed effort >>>> to create SQL VARIABLEs somehow. >>> >>> Could you elaborate on how key management is tied into SQL VARIABLEs? >> >> Well, the key management probably is not, but the SQL VARIABLE might be >> where the key is stored for use. > > I disagree. I would need to understand how an extension actually helps > here, because it certainly limits flexibility compared to a shell > command.
That flexibility the shell command gives you is also a huge hole from a security standpoint. Joe -- Crunchy Data - http://crunchydata.com PostgreSQL Support for Secure Enterprises Consulting, Training, & Open Source Development