The read-only design of the Xata Agent is based on the following security considerations:
- least authority principle (LAP): only required
pg_monitor和pg_read_all_statsPrivileges, no need for super user account, to fundamentally eliminate the risk of accidental deletion or data leakage - sandbox mechanism: All diagnostic SQL is whitelisted under strict scrutiny and prohibited from executing DDL or DML statements. Even the extension of customized tools is subject to security audits
- Audit trail: All query commands executed are logged and can be reviewed at any time by the user
- Cloud Environment Adaptation: For hosted services such as AWS RDS, whose default privilege model already naturally restricts high-risk operations
This design makes the Xata Agent particularly well suited for use inproduction environmentUsers do not need to worry about the risk of data corruption associated with automated tools. Even if the AI suggests "increasing the max_connections parameter", the administrator needs to manually change it in postgresql.conf and restart it to take effect.
This answer comes from the articleXata Agent: An AI Assistant for Monitoring and Optimizing PostgreSQL Databases》
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