Re: user authentication without OID

Ruth,

You do not need to license OAS to use OID.

OID is free to use with Oracle licensing.

Search the Oracle-L archives, as this has been discussed here before, and search oracle.com.

Jared

On 2/28/06, Ruth Gramolini <rgramolini_at_tax.state.vt.us> wrote:
>
> Win2K domain
>
> WinXP clients
>
> AIX5.2, Oracle 9i server
>
> Good morning all,
>
> We are looking for a solution which will allow us to let users
> authenticate their database connections using their Windows logon
> credentials and Active Directory. We do not use OAS therefore do not have
> OID. Apparently this is the only easy way to do this according to Oracle
> Support and searches thru Metalink. I was hoping that someone has an easy
> (read cheap) solution that we can adapt to our needs. Using Active
> Directory is not a must, but we do own it.
>
> The problem is that users have to change their login passwords in too many
> places, We have to be IRS security compliant so we cannot see the passwords
> when they forget them, and once in awhile they do forget.;-))
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ruth
>
>
>

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