Re: Transparent column encryption

Updated version with meson build system support added (for added files 
and new tests).

On 21.09.22 23:37, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> New version with some merge conflicts resolved, and I have worked to 
> resolve several "TODO" items that I had noted in the code.
> 
> On 13.09.22 10:27, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Here is an updated patch that resolves some merge conflicts; no 
>> functionality changes over v6.
>>
>> On 30.08.22 13:35, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>>> Here is an updated patch.
>>>
>>> I mainly spent time on adding a full set of DDL commands for the 
>>> keys. This made the patch very bulky now, but there is not really 
>>> anything surprising in there.  It probably needs another check of 
>>> permission handling etc., but it's got everything there to try it 
>>> out.  Along with the DDL commands, the pg_dump side is now fully 
>>> implemented.
>>>
>>> Secondly, I isolated the protocol changes into a protocol extension 
>>> with the name _pq_.column_encryption.  So by default there are no 
>>> protocol changes and this feature is disabled.  AFAICT, we haven't 
>>> actually ever used the _pq_ protocol extension mechanism, so it would 
>>> be good to review whether this was done here in the intended way.
>>>
>>> At this point, the patch is sort of feature complete, meaning it has 
>>> all the concepts, commands, and interfaces that I had in mind.  I 
>>> have a long list of things to recheck and tighten up, based on 
>>> earlier feedback and some things I found along the way.  But I don't 
>>> currently plan any more major architectural or design changes, 
>>> pending feedback.  (Also, the patch is now very big, so anything 
>>> additional might be better for a future separate patch.)