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Re: Oracle password security?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:22:33 -0700
Message-ID: <1121545358.145173@yasure>


Sybrand Bakker wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:55:28 -0700, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
> wrote:
>
>

>>Depends on how much security you need and can afford. Userid/password,
>>either in Oracle or the operating system is very little security indeed.

>
>
> Most vendors I work with don't password protect their application at
> all, and usually expressly forbid to change that situation.
>
>
> --
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

You are correct. Here, due to changes in the law, some of those vendors are discovering the need to change some of their policies.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
http://www.psoug.org
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Received on Sat Jul 16 2005 - 15:22:33 CDT

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