Re: connect with Java to Oracle without clear text password in code
From: Connor McDonald <mcdonald.connor_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:21:08 +0800
Message-ID: <BANLkTik0ibG+5AO5qfMi7YCv1+odC-9mYw_at_mail.gmail.com>
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> You see there is a clear text password for connecting to remote DB
> instance. I have no access to remote DB instance, only unprivileged
> user.
> How to not write clear text password in the Java code (without
> modifying remote Oracle server)?
>
> Any good ideas for better security? Please give detailed instructions
> because have almost no experience with Java.
>
> cheers Sven
> --
> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
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> Check out using a wallet, then your connect string becomes:
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:21:08 +0800
Message-ID: <BANLkTik0ibG+5AO5qfMi7YCv1+odC-9mYw_at_mail.gmail.com>
>
>
> You see there is a clear text password for connecting to remote DB
> instance. I have no access to remote DB instance, only unprivileged
> user.
> How to not write clear text password in the Java code (without
> modifying remote Oracle server)?
>
> Any good ideas for better security? Please give detailed instructions
> because have almost no experience with Java.
>
> cheers Sven
> --
> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
>
>
> Check out using a wallet, then your connect string becomes:
user=/
-- Connor McDonald =========================== email: connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com web: http://www.oracledba.co.uk "Semper in excremento, sole profundum qui variat" -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-lReceived on Wed Apr 13 2011 - 03:21:08 CDT