Securing Functions

Table of contents:

Summary

Summary

At this point, you should know how to secure a PostgreSQL installation. There is one more important point that I need to mention. All the security mechanisms provided by PostgreSQL rely on a secure operating environment. If a nefarious user manages to gain superuser access to your system, he or she can bypass all the security measures that you have put into place. Worse yet, he or she can unravel your security in such a way that others can gain access to your private data. PostgreSQL security is not a substitute for a secure operating system.

Part I: General PostgreSQL Use

Introduction to PostgreSQL and SQL

Working with Data in PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL SQL Syntax and Use

Performance

Part II: Programming with PostgreSQL

Introduction to PostgreSQL Programming

Extending PostgreSQL

PL/pgSQL

The PostgreSQL C APIlibpq

A Simpler C APIlibpgeasy

The New PostgreSQL C++ APIlibpqxx

Embedding SQL Commands in C Programsecpg

Using PostgreSQL from an ODBC Client Application

Using PostgreSQL from a Java Client Application

Using PostgreSQL with Perl

Using PostgreSQL with PHP

Using PostgreSQL with Tcl and Tcl/Tk

Using PostgreSQL with Python

Npgsql: The .NET Data Provider

Other Useful Programming Tools

Part III: PostgreSQL Administration

Introduction to PostgreSQL Administration

PostgreSQL Administration

Internationalization and Localization

Security

Replicating PostgreSQL Data with Slony

Contributed Modules

Index