30 min
superuser Postgres FM
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- Technology
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-1.6.9.6.2.1.2.1.1Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/crunchy-data-postgresql-security-technical-implementation-guide-now-availableSupabase docs (unsupported operations) https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/postgres/roles-superuserCrunchy Data docs https://docs.crunchybridge.com/concepts/usersRDS docs https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.PostgreSQL.CommonDBATasks.htmlCloud SQL docs https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/usersAzure docs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/postgresql/single-server/concepts-serversRoles, 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.aiMichael Christofides, founder of pgMustardWith special thanks to:
Jessie Draws for the amazing artwork
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-1.6.9.6.2.1.2.1.1Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/crunchy-data-postgresql-security-technical-implementation-guide-now-availableSupabase docs (unsupported operations) https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/postgres/roles-superuserCrunchy Data docs https://docs.crunchybridge.com/concepts/usersRDS docs https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.PostgreSQL.CommonDBATasks.htmlCloud SQL docs https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/usersAzure docs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/postgresql/single-server/concepts-serversRoles, 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.aiMichael Christofides, founder of pgMustardWith special thanks to:
Jessie Draws for the amazing artwork
30 min