52.38. pg_policy

The catalog pg_policy stores row level security policies for tables. A policy includes the kind of command that it applies to (possibly all commands), the roles that it applies to, the expression to be added as a security-barrier qualification to queries that include the table, and the expression to be added as a WITH CHECK option for queries that attempt to add new records to the table.

Table 51.38. pg_policy Columns

Name	Type	References	Description
polname	name		The name of the policy
polrelid	oid	pg_class.oid	The table to which the policy applies
polcmd	char		The command type to which the policy is applied: r for SELECT, a for INSERT, w for UPDATE, d for DELETE, or * for all
polpermissive	boolean		Is the policy permissive or restrictive?
polroles	oid[]	pg_authid.oid	The roles to which the policy is applied
polqual	pg_node_tree		The expression tree to be added to the security barrier qualifications for queries that use the table
polwithcheck	pg_node_tree		The expression tree to be added to the WITH CHECK qualifications for queries that attempt to add rows to the table

Note

Policies stored in pg_policy are applied only when pg_class.relrowsecurity is set for their table.