diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml index 7dec1214c8..4d8b29de72 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + <application>libpq</application> - C Library @@ -2279,68 +2279,6 @@ in favor of PQescapeStringConn. - - Escaping Identifier for Inclusion in SQL Commands - - PQescapeIdentifier - escaping strings - - -PQescapeIdentifier escapes a string for use -as an identifier name within an SQL command. For example; table names, -column names, view names and user names are all identifiers. -Double quotes (") must be escaped to prevent them from being interpreted -specially by the SQL parser. PQescapeIdentifier performs this -operation. - - - - -It is especially important to do proper escaping when handling strings that -were received from an untrustworthy source. Otherwise there is a security -risk: you are vulnerable to SQL injection attacks wherein unwanted -SQL commands are fed to your database. - - - - -Note that it is still necessary to do escaping of identifiers when -using functions that support parameterized queries such as PQexecParams or -its sibling routines. Only literal values are automatically escaped -using these functions, not identifiers. - - -size_t PQescapeIdentifier (char *to, const char *from, size_t length); - - - - -The parameter from points to the first character of the -string that is to be escaped, and the length parameter -gives the number of characters in this string. A terminating zero byte -is not required, and should not be counted in length. (If -a terminating zero byte is found before length bytes are -processed, PQescapeIdentifier stops at the zero; the -behavior is thus rather like strncpy.) to -shall point to a buffer that is able to hold at least one more character -than twice the value of length, otherwise the behavior is -undefined. A call to PQescapeIdentifier writes an escaped -version of the from string to the to buffer, -replacing special characters so that they cannot cause any harm, and -adding a terminating zero byte. The double quotes that may surround -PostgreSQL identifiers are not included in the result -string; they should be provided in the SQL command that the result is -inserted into. - - -PQescapeIdentifier returns the number of characters written -to to, not including the terminating zero byte. - - -Behavior is undefined if the to and from -strings overlap. - - Escaping Binary Strings for Inclusion in SQL Commands diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt b/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt index 3765563843..078e4f9771 100644 --- a/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt +++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt,v 1.12 2006/06/27 00:03:41 momjian Exp $ +# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt,v 1.13 2006/07/04 13:22:15 momjian Exp $ # Functions to be exported by libpq DLLs PQconnectdb 1 PQsetdbLogin 2 @@ -130,5 +130,3 @@ PQescapeByteaConn 127 PQencryptPassword 128 PQisthreadsafe 129 enlargePQExpBuffer 130 -PQescapeIdentifier 131 - diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-exec.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-exec.c index 76981fa0d1..b40e6b9d51 100644 --- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-exec.c +++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-exec.c @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ * * * IDENTIFICATION - * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-exec.c,v 1.187 2006/06/27 00:03:41 momjian Exp $ + * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-exec.c,v 1.188 2006/07/04 13:22:15 momjian Exp $ * *------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ @@ -2515,42 +2515,6 @@ PQescapeString(char *to, const char *from, size_t length) static_std_strings); } -/* - * Escaping arbitrary strings to get valid SQL identifier strings. - * - * Replaces " with "". - * - * length is the length of the source string. (Note: if a terminating NUL - * is encountered sooner, PQescapeIdentifier stops short of "length"; the behavior - * is thus rather like strncpy.) - * - * For safety the buffer at "to" must be at least 2*length + 1 bytes long. - * A terminating NUL character is added to the output string, whether the - * input is NUL-terminated or not. - * - * Returns the actual length of the output (not counting the terminating NUL). - */ -size_t -PQescapeIdentifier(char *to, const char *from, size_t length) -{ - const char *source = from; - char *target = to; - size_t remaining = length; - - while (remaining > 0 && *source != '\0') - { - if (*source == '"') - *target++ = *source; - *target++ = *source++; - remaining--; - } - - /* Write the terminating NUL character. */ - *target = '\0'; - - return target - to; -} - /* * PQescapeBytea - converts from binary string to the * minimal encoding necessary to include the string in an SQL diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h b/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h index 272ccc87de..e2542c3a05 100644 --- a/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h +++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2006, PostgreSQL Global Development Group * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California * - * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h,v 1.130 2006/06/27 00:03:42 momjian Exp $ + * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h,v 1.131 2006/07/04 13:22:15 momjian Exp $ * *------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ @@ -436,8 +436,6 @@ extern unsigned char *PQescapeByteaConn(PGconn *conn, size_t *to_length); extern unsigned char *PQunescapeBytea(const unsigned char *strtext, size_t *retbuflen); -extern size_t PQescapeIdentifier(char *to, const char *from, size_t length); - /* These forms are deprecated! */ extern size_t PQescapeString(char *to, const char *from, size_t length); extern unsigned char *PQescapeBytea(const unsigned char *from, size_t from_length,