https://www.postgresscripts.com/tags/column_privileges/Recent content in Column_privileges on Postgres ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenPostgresScripts.comSat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.postgresscripts.com/post/postgresql-column-level-permissions-with-information-schema-column-privileges/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.postgresscripts.com/post/postgresql-column-level-permissions-with-information-schema-column-privileges/ <h2 id="postgresql-column-level-permissions-audit-query">PostgreSQL Column-Level Permissions Audit Query</h2> <p>Which roles can read which columns? Table-level grants are easy to list, but they hide a finer layer of access. A role denied <code>SELECT</code> on a table can still hold <code>SELECT</code> on two of its columns, and that is exactly where personal data quietly stays reachable after a wider grant is revoked. The <code>information_schema.column_privileges</code> view answers the column-level question directly: every grantee, every column, every privilege, in one query.</p>