Re: sqlplus security

From: Bao Phan <baophan_at_nmmcc.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:46:33 -0600
Message-ID: <6mcqlc$gtn$1@sloth.swcp.com>

You can consider using OS authentication method, OS user/password will be used when login in to oracle database. You can then run sqlplus by typing sqlplus /

Bao Phan - DBA.

Bobby Mander wrote in message <6m5tip$rgp_at_anchor.cis.att.com>...
>Hi. Is there any way to prevent users from logging in
>to the database using:
>
>$ sqlplus <user>/<password>
>
>This presents a security problem since anyone doing a ps
>can pick these up.
>
>We would like people to login using:
>$ sqlplus
>Enter user-name: <user>
>Enter password: <password>
>
>Alternatively can sqlplus disguise it's command line arguments so no one
>can pick them up?
>
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Received on Thu Jun 18 1998 - 23:46:33 CDT