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PostgreSQL Basics: Roles and Privileges

Information security, whether in databases, applications, or larger IT systems, is based on the principles of Authentication and Authorization, often referred to as AuthN and AuthZ respectively. Likewise, PostgreSQL security involves creating roles that allow access to server resources (AuthN) and then granting privileges to database objects appropriately (AuthZ). Understanding how each of these components work together is essential to effectively manage security in a PostgreSQL cluster.

2023-02-22

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Undoing Actions on Groups of Database Tables

During development, you'll occasionally need an undo script that drops a group of tables, or you might need to truncate a group of tables and then insert fresh data in order to run some tests. Unless you perform the required actions in the correct dependency order, you'll be tripped up by foreign key constraint violations. This article provides a SQL function that returns the list of tables in the correct dependency order.

2023-02-22

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Join us in our castle at SQL Bits, March 15-18

SQL Bits is coming to Wales, home of dragons and D&D, and we’re happy announce we’re supporting them as platinum sponsors again this year. Meet us at our Red Keep and catch sessions by noble Fighter Grant Fritchey, Sorcerer Steve Jones, and more beloved Redgate Paladins and Druids. For a magical 10% discount on your ticket, use 10REDGATE from our spell book.

2023-02-17

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The Max PK Length

If I create a multiple column Primary Key constraint, what is the most number of bytes I can include in the constraint?

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