Re: sqlplus problem - more on security

Try doing a:
sqlplus <<EOF
connect scott/tiger
EOF or if you want.
sqlplus <<EOF
connect ${USERID}/${PASSWD}
EOF Password will not show on the ps -ef line!

-Steve Dancisin / sdancisin_removethis_at_highmark.com

rtproffitt_at_my-deja.com wrote in message <7m0jig$qbt$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Regarding security, we accomplished a level of
>safety on a Unix box by having the script
>substitute published parameters:
> SQLPLUS $user/$pass ...etc...
>The user and password were in one sub-script which was tighly
>controlled. It would set environment variables for the
>life of the main script...so no one could see them
>unless they had access to the one tightly controlled
>script.
>
>Robert Proffitt
>
>
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Received on Mon Jul 12 1999 - 21:23:52 CEST