Re: Can row level security policies also be implemented for views?

On 11/25/15 7:40 AM, Stephen Frost wrote:
>> It seems easy conceptually, RLS just adds a WHERE clause to queries if I'm
>> >not mistaken, and conceptually a view is just a query. The CURRENT_USER
>> >issue is valid, but personally it's not too big for me as most auth is done
>> >through database parameters.
> The hard part is making sure that what happens when there are policies
> on views actually makes sense and works as users expect.

Could this potentially be worked around by having a view that pulls from
an SRF? Possibly an SRF that's using a dynamically constructed query?
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