Re: Storing passwords

From: <satar_at_my-dejanews.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 23:42:40 GMT
Message-ID: <7477lg$rmg$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>

The passwords are already encrypted. No one is able to see anyone's password. The DBA doesn't even know the passwords of his/her users.

SVRMGR> select password from dba_users; PASSWORD

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A0CB87B81F52F7C2
B47DE214AE305CB2
E066D214D5421CCC
F9DA8977092B7B81
4 rows selected.
SVRMGR>

• Satar

In article <3666f52b.20681026_at_news2.axs2000.net>,   chuckh_at_safeaccess.net (Chuck Hamilton) wrote:
> Is there a way to store passwords in an Oracle7 table so that they're
> encrypted? Perhaps a password datatype, or an encrypt/decrypt function
> pair? If none of these exist, what would you suggest for keeping
> passwords out of the eyes of prying users?
>
> Chuck Hamilton
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> chuckh_at_safeaccess.net
>
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