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Re: Is postgres_fdw "safe"?

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Marcin Borkowski <mbork@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> I noticed that the docs for postgres_fdw lack the clause about it being
> "trusted".  Does that mean that `create extension postgres_fdw` poses
> any known security risks?  If so, what should I do to minimize them?

It's a definitional question I guess.  We don't mark anything trusted
if it can be used to cause outside-the-database effects; and in this
case the ability to connect to other databases qualifies as that.

			regards, tom lane





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