Re: corrupting a block

From: Nuno Souto <dbvision_at_optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 00:16:00 +1000
Message-ID: <40BC8FA0.4070503@optusnet.com.au>

Mladen Gogala allegedly said,on my timestamp of 1/06/2004 11:17 PM:

> On 06/01/2004 07:48:05 AM, Pete Finnigan wrote:
>
>

>>BBED is no longer shipped with an Oracle distribution, since 9iR2 i
>>believe, it was removed as its a dangerous tool in the wrong hands.

>
>
> I haven't checked, but I do understand the decision to omit it. Nevertheless,
> I strongly object to publishing passwords just like that. I may seem like a stickler
> for details and a very anal person, but this was completely unacceptable to me.

what I fail to understand is how removing a binary editor from distribution is gonna stop anyone with access to a Posix-like system and a C compiler from rolling their own. It's not like it's a major brainstorm to get one going and the source can be found just about all over the place. IIRC, there used to be one included natively in Unix/Linux: not rocket science to do some custom mods.

A bit of a knee-jerk reaction from Oracle, I reckon. Still I agree: passwords shouldn't be mentioned in public, no matter what.

-- 
Cheers
Nuno Souto
in sunny Sydney, Australia
dbvision_at_optusnet.com.au
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