Re: How does Oracle protect (encrypt) user passwords in Oracle 8?.

Rick,

I wonder if that modified DES algorithm is available in a function I could execute and it could return the cyphertext as the result of hashing the word entered by user as password.

Javier.

> The algorithm is a modified DES algorithm which is proprietary to
Oracle. In
> addition, the algorithm is one-way so there is no way to decrypt it.
>
> javierpf_at_usa.net writes:
>
> > Hi all people!!
> >
> > Could you tell me how Oracle stores the passwords?. I mean, what
> > encryptation method Oracle uses?. Is there a tool to decrypt the
> > passwords?.
> >
> > I am trying to check the quality of the password used by users and I
> > could not find any tool or way to decrypt them.
> >
> > I would also like to use the same encryption method to encode
password
> > managed internally by an application.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
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> > Before you buy.
>
> --
> Rick
> Rick Wessman
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Technologies
> Server Technologies
> Oracle Corporation
> rwessman_at_us.oracle.com
>
> The statements and opinions expressed here are my own and do
not
> necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation.
>

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Before you buy. Received on Wed Feb 09 2000 - 07:50:50 CST