You probably dont want RLS
PostgreSQL's Row Level Security sounds like a clean way to enforce access control at the database layer, but the foot-guns, pooling incompatibilities, and performance traps often make it more trouble than it's worth.
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RLS sounds great until it isn'tJosh Brown [@0ximjosh] | April 30, 2026When you leave your house, go to sleep, or go do work in the yard, you lock your door. Maybe you have a gate or fence you lock too. Without these, anyone can waltz into your house and snoop around.Row Level Security (RLS) can be attractive to developers for numerous reasons, but the foot-guns and gotchas in RLS often outweigh the benefits. You probably want to keep your doors locked.Friends and family: Managing accessRLS for Postgres lets administrators define security policies in their database, instead of the application layer.
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