Re: WIP: plpgsql source code obfuscation

Pavel Stehule wrote:
> Hello
>
> this patch define new function flag - OBFUSCATE. With this flag
> encrypted source code is stored to probin column. Password is stored
> in GUC_SUPERUSER_ONLY item - it is similar security like SQL Server
> does (where privileged users can access system tables with source code
> or can use debugger)
>
> ToDo: Dump
>

Maybe a better TODO would be to do this task in the way that has
previously been suggested:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-08/msg00258.php

I'm certainly not happy about any proposal to put a password/key in a
GUC var - that strikes me as a major footgun.

cheers

andrew