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Re: Specification for Trusted PLs?

Ron Mayer <rm_pg@cheapcomplexdevices.com>

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From: Ron Mayer <rm_pg@cheapcomplexdevices.com>
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Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, David Fetter <david@fetter.org>, Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>, Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2010-05-23T22:14:24Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
Tom Lane wrote:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
>> So... can we get back to coming up with a reasonable
>> definition,
> 
> (1) no access to system calls (including file and network I/O)

If a PL has file access to it's own sandbox (similar to what
flash seems to do in web browsers), could that be considered
trusted?