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Nikolay and Michael discuss the superuser role in PostgreSQL — what it is, how and when it shouldn’t be used, and whether most cloud providers are right to not give us it (no prizes for guessing).
Here are some links to things they mentioned:
- superuser (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/role-attributes.html#id-1.6.9.6.2.1.2.1.1
- Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/crunchy-data-postgresql-security-technical-implementation-guide-now-available
- Supabase docs (unsupported operations) https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/postgres/roles-superuser
- Crunchy Data docs https://docs.crunchybridge.com/concepts/users
- RDS docs https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.PostgreSQL.CommonDBATasks.html
- Cloud SQL docs https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/users
- Azure docs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/postgresql/single-server/concepts-servers
- Roles, Privileges, and Security (talk by Ryan Booz) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtPM3iZFE04
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What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!
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Postgres FM is brought to you by:
- Nikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.ai
- Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustard
With special thanks to:
- Jessie Draws for the amazing artwork
115 episodes
Manage episode 406605783 series 3369151
Nikolay and Michael discuss the superuser role in PostgreSQL — what it is, how and when it shouldn’t be used, and whether most cloud providers are right to not give us it (no prizes for guessing).
Here are some links to things they mentioned:
- superuser (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/role-attributes.html#id-1.6.9.6.2.1.2.1.1
- Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/crunchy-data-postgresql-security-technical-implementation-guide-now-available
- Supabase docs (unsupported operations) https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/postgres/roles-superuser
- Crunchy Data docs https://docs.crunchybridge.com/concepts/users
- RDS docs https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.PostgreSQL.CommonDBATasks.html
- Cloud SQL docs https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/users
- Azure docs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/postgresql/single-server/concepts-servers
- Roles, Privileges, and Security (talk by Ryan Booz) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtPM3iZFE04
~~~
What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!
~~~
Postgres FM is brought to you by:
- Nikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.ai
- Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustard
With special thanks to:
- Jessie Draws for the amazing artwork
115 episodes
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