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From: "Kirk Helfand" <khelfand@sqlauditor.com>
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Password Encryption
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 20:42:34 -0400
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Does anyone know how Oracle Encrypts passwords? What encryption algorithms?
Is there are public domain code that shows how to duplicate the encryption
without using alter user identified by password.

In other words, how is 'alter user identified by' working?

Kirk