Re: [GENERAL] Security Advances in Postgresql over other RDBMS

2007-09-07 Thread Bill Moran
In response to "Jasbinder Singh Bali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > The way postgres has the concept of host base authentication, is this a step > forward over other RDBMS like sql server and oracle? Host-based auth has been around a long time. It's just another layer. Some folks even consider

[GENERAL] Security Advances in Postgresql over other RDBMS

2007-09-06 Thread Jasbinder Singh Bali
Hi, The way postgres has the concept of host base authentication, is this a step forward over other RDBMS like sql server and oracle? I was wondering, what are some novel security features in postgres as compared to other RDBMS. Thanks, Jas