PostgreSQL function parameters

In Chapter 4, PostgreSQL Advanced Building Blocks, we discussed the function categories immutable, stable, and volatile. In this section, we will continue with other function options. These options are not PL/pgSQL language-specific.

Function authorization-related parameters

The first parameters are related to security, and can have one of the following values:

  • SECURITY DEFINER
  • SECURITY INVOKER

The default value for this option is SECURITY INVOKER, which indicates that the function will be executed with the privileges of the user who calls it. The SECURITY DEFINER functions will be executed using the privileges of the user who created it. For the SECURITY INVOKER functions, the user must have the permissions to execute ...

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