Re: newbie-how to secure communication with toad

Hi,
yep- it's a win2k box connecting to HP-UX Oracle. The excellent petefinnigan.com answered all of my high level questions - thanks!

Rett

Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message news:<3tmtc.24832$SQ2.19023_at_edtnps89>...
> rett wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am wondering if there is a mechanism to secure communication between
> > TOAD and a Standard Oracle db (not Enterprise Edition). I am remotely
> > connecting to the db on an unsecured connection. Is a VPN the only
> > way to ensure security?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rett
>
> Please help us decide the proper way to respond:
>
> What security concerns do you have?
>
> How well do you understand Oracle Networking (aka SQL*Net and Net8)?
>
> How familiar are you with the Oracle Networking documents for the version of
> Oracle and the network protocol(s) you use?
>
> Have you looked at Pete Finnigan's "Oracle security related" web site at
> http://petefinnigan.com?
>
>
>
> BTW - you have not mentioned the client or server OSs, the Oracle version,
> or the network protocol. We'd have to make a few assumptions: Windows
> 2000 (Windows users almost never identify the OS, whereas others tend to do
> so); Oracle9i (many organizations woke up to the value of Standard Edition
> around the release of Oracle9i); TCP/IP.
>
> /Hans
Received on Fri May 28 2004 - 09:49:05 CEST