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From: Freeman, Donald <dofreeman_at_state.pa.us>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:25:06 -0400
Message-ID: <51327ABA927BEF4B96590554CEA7832C290824@enhbgpri05.backup>


Is it possible to recover information from an undo datafile? I have been searching for information on securing oracle datafiles and see that there are .dbf file viewers that claim to be able to view/edit/export the contents as text. I am thinking that its not likely to be possible to reconstruct anything usable from an undo datafile.

I know that Oracle 10G has the ability to encrypt the contents of datafiles and store the key in a wallet. We are planning an upgrade in a year but right now I'm having to answer questions about vulnerabilty of backups stored on removable media.

Don Freeman
Database Administrator 1
Bureau of Information Technology
Pennsylvania Department of Health
(717) 703-5782

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