unless you know the password
"Jim Kennedy" <kennedy-family_at_attbi.com> wrote in message
news:yJPS8.17435$Uu2.3059_at_sccrnsc03...
> You can use Oracle's security package for the network part - advanced
> networking I think. You can't do isValidPassword since they don't tell
you
> the password.
> Jim
>
> "Chris Forbis" <chrisforbis_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:f2dc430d.0206271754.2648cced_at_posting.google.com...
> > I would like to check a user for a valid password without logging them
> > into oracle. I have a connection with system to my database with a
> > thread in my application. I would like to see if the current user has
> > given me correct info without using the time to build a connection and
> > all.
> >
> > Can something like this be done?
> > SELECT IsValidPassword(thepassword,theuser) from dual;
> >
> > I know this function does not exist but could I make one with what
> > oracle gives me in 8.1.7?
> >
> > Also any way to encode thepassword part before oracle send it to the
> > database, this so a packet sniffer can not grab the password?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
Received on Fri Jun 28 2002 - 04:17:56 CDT
