© Laurenz Albe 2022 The details of how view permissions are checked have long puzzled me. PostgreSQL v15 introduces “security invoker” views, which change how permissions are checked. The new security invoker views make it possible to use row-level security effectively. I’ll use this opportunity to explain how view permissions work and how you can […]

  We all know that in PostgreSQL we cannot drop an object if there are view dependencies on it: Some people like it because it keeps the database consistent; some people hate it because it makes schema modifications more difficult. But that’s the way it is. In this article I want to explore the mechanics […]