Hi!
> Greetings to everyone.
>
> I want to propose an another idea for GSoC I deem useful.
>
> AFAIK, from it's creation and to present moment MySql server uses
> discretionary access control system to control permissions of users.
> So, usual inconveniences of DAC (mainly administration difficulties)
> affect MySql server too.
> I propose to implement a role-based access control system which will
> have all advantages of RBAC - first of all, simplicity of
> administrating user privileges.
Don't forget to check SQL standard requirements, as we want to have
new features in a standard compatible way.
Regards / Mit vielen Grüssen,
Sergei
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