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dave_at_fifthd.ca (Dave Macpherson) wrote:
>Does anyone know the algorithm used to encrypt an Oracle password? I
>need to verify that a password entered in by a user matches an
>encrypted password stored in DBA_USERS.
After you updates the password, you could check in DBA_USERS if the encrypted version matches any other password. If it does, you can force the user to change it.
Stefan.
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