Re: Disallow access from psql, or allow access only from specific client app

On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 14:36, Mario Puntin <mariomop@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everybody:
> I searched the web trying to find an answer to this, but found none. I have
> a postgresql server and a database, and I granted access to some users.
> However I want them to access the data only through some specific client
> application. I do not want them to have access through psql or some other
> kind of client app. But, as I created them a user/pass they could use them.
> What would you do?
> Thanks in advance.

Make a web front end, and present them with only the queries you want
them to have, via a dropdown list and a set of fields for which you
sanitize the input.

Alternatively, build a GUI app that does the same thing, but if your
users are sophisticated and/or malicious you'll also have to build the
GUI with some sort of application authentication and encryption.

Kurt