Re: Using LDAP or Microsoft Active Directory with Oracle EE

As far as i was able to determine when I researched this for Oracle 8.0.6 on HP-UX, LDAP is not supported as an authentication mechanism.

<bchriste2086_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8plhgq$lcd$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> Greetings!
>
> I'm being asked to determine what options are available for using LDAP or
> Microsoft's Active Directory to control access to Oracle (single sign-on).
>
> I'd like to hear from any of you who have information/experience with
> integrating Oracle with LDAP or Active Directory.
>
> Specifically my questions are these:
>
> 1) Does Oracle support both/either for access control? I seem to have read
> somewhere it did (8.x & up?) but can't seem to put my finger on the exact
> paragraph in the Oracle manuals. 2) Does Oracle require any software in
> order to implement LDAP or Active Directory access control in addition to the
> 8i EE? (I'm uncertain as to whether Oracle Advanced Networking is required;
> I know Net8 supports LDAP or Active Directory, but does Oracle authentication
> require Advanced Networking Option?). 3) Are there Open Source tools for
> connecting Oracle to LDAP/Active directory?
>
> Addionally respond to bradc_at_andrews.edu since I'm not subscribed to the list.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Brad Christensen
> Database Administrator
> Andrews University
>
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Received on Wed Sep 13 2000 - 20:15:28 CDT