SHRIDHAR KHANAL: The Right Way to Give a Third-Party DBA Access to Your PostgreSQL Database
July 23, 2026By Shridhar KhanalBlog, Service Security Hardening, Shridhar's Planet PostgreSQL The Right Way to Give a Third-Party DBA Access to Your PostgreSQL Database Giving an external team access to your PostgreSQL database is one of those decisions that deserves a little thought. The easiest option is to hand over a superuser account, but it’s rarely the right one. A better approach is to create a dedicated role with only the privileges they actually need, and it takes just a few minutes to set up.
- ▪July 23, 2026By Shridhar KhanalBlog, Service Security Hardening, Shridhar's Planet PostgreSQL The Right Way to Give a Third-Party DBA Access to Your PostgreSQL Database Giving an external team access to your PostgreSQL database is one of th
- ▪The easiest option is to hand over a superuser account, but it’s rarely the right one.
- ▪A better approach is to create a dedicated role with only the privileges they actually need, and it takes just a few minutes to set up.
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July 23, 2026By Shridhar KhanalBlog, Service Security Hardening, Shridhar's Planet PostgreSQL The Right Way to Give a Third-Party DBA Access to Your PostgreSQL Database Giving an external team access to your PostgreSQL database is one of those decisions that deserves a little thought. The easiest option is to hand over a superuser account, but it’s rarely the right one. A better approach is to create a dedicated role with only the privileges they actually need, and it takes just a few minutes to set up. Over the years, I’ve been on both sides of this conversation. I’ve been the external DBA being onboarded onto a client’s database, and I’ve been the internal engineer deciding what access to grant.
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