Re: Encryption (Oracle8i)

From: Klaus Zeuch <KZeuch_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 00:44:55 +0200
Message-ID: <9aavhp$6u3$02$1@news.t-online.com>

Did you check the documentation for the dbms_obfuscation_toolkit package? It offers encrypt / decrypt functionality and can be accessed frm pl/sql; but a master key is not supported.

Klaus

"Stefan Morrow" <sjmorrow_at_waldonet.net.mt> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:3ac8c284$1_at_news.waldonet.net.mt...
> Hi,
>
> We're developing an application in our company that requires some data
> encryption, which in itself is not a problem. The problem is that most
good
> encryption schemes require a master key.....
>
> Now, the question in short: Is there an internal encryption functionality
> (using Oracle8i) that can be accessed through PL/SQL etc.that would allow
me
> to deposit a master key encrypted in the database?
>
> Thanx,
> Stef
>
>
Received on Mon Apr 02 2001 - 17:44:55 CDT