Re: encrypt credit card number

From: Rick Wessman <rwessman_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: 2000/03/17
Message-ID: <socbt4d67b0.fsf_at_rwessman-sun.us.oracle.com>#1/1


While that was correct in versions prior to Oracle8i release 2 (aka 8.1.6), there is a package in 8iR2 called the DBMS_OBFUSCATION_TOOLKIT that willl do what you want.

                                   Rick

"Tom Zamani" <tomz_at_redflex.com.au> writes:

> No there is not such thing in Oracle for Grneral Usage.
> You need to hav your Own Encryption method.
> One of the Encryption methods that I have worked with was Triple Des which
> is not bad.
> Using external procedure call, Oracle could call a C program which would
> encrypt the passed string, and would return the result to Oracle.
> Tom
> Anupam Bordia <abordia99_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:vOfA4.619$u44.32714_at_news.pacbell.net...
> > Is there a built-in command in oracle which helps me encrypt the credit
 card
> > number stored in oracle database? I tried searching for "encrypt" in
 ORACLE
> > guide but was not successful. Any thoughts would be very helpful.
> >
> > Thanks a lot for your time.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
 

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                                Thanks,
                                Rick
                                Rick Wessman
                                Server Security Group
                                Oracle Corporation
                                rwessman_at_us.oracle.com

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Received on Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00:00 CET

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