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Re: compare user/passwords

From: Rick Wessman <Rick.Wessman_at_oracle.com>
Date: 09 Oct 2001 09:56:06 +0100
Message-ID: <u3d4tdwex.fsf@us.oracle.com>


Hi:

You cause the DBMS_OBFUSCATION_TOOLKIT package to encrypt them. It's not the same encryption method as that which is used to encrypt Oracle passwords (that method is proprietary), but it works just fine.

                                               Rick

Dorian Szekely <enwass_at_web.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
>
> i program a web application connected with oracle and i will store some
> passwords in an user_table. are there any function to encrypt such passwords? ....
> like in the sys.user$ table?
>
>
> greetings
>
>
> Dorian
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                                Rick Wessman
                                Security Assurance Group
                                Oracle Corporation
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Received on Tue Oct 09 2001 - 03:56:06 CDT

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