Re: Auditing Question

On Jun 8, 3:13 pm, "ame..._at_iwc.net" <ame..._at_iwc.net> wrote:
> On Jun 8, 2:49 pm, "fitzjarr..._at_cox.net" <fitzjarr..._at_cox.net> wrote:
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> > On Jun 8, 2:40 pm, "fitzjarr..._at_cox.net" <fitzjarr..._at_cox.net> wrote:
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> > > On Jun 8, 2:11 pm, "ame..._at_iwc.net" <ame..._at_iwc.net> wrote:
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> > > > Hi,
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> > > > We have a situation here where I've been asked to audit the database
> > > > for queries or DML on tables with an 'email' column, for a specific
> > > > email address. So, when any DML is done to the record containing that
> > > > email address, or any select is done on that record, write the info to
> > > > a file or table on the who, when, what, etc.
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> > > > The DML is easy, actually I can do that using triggers. However, I
> > > > really have no clue on how to audit select statements. Is this FGA?
> > > > I thought that was more for security.........
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> > > > Can anyone help, or point me in the right direction. I'm not looking
> > > > to read the Oracle manual from start to finish. I'm hoping that
> > > > someone else has done this and can give me a few instructions.
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> > > > Thanks in advance!!
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> > > You can start here:
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> > >http://oratips-ddf.blogspot.com/2006/05/audit-this.html#links
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> > > It should give you a start on configuring and using FGA. Then you can
> > > read further in the documentation as the need arises.
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> > I hit 'Send' before I realized Daniel also has worked examples:
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> >http://www.psoug.org/reference/fgac_demo.html
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> > Between the two you should be able to get FGA working.
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> This client is running 8i. I do not think FGA is part of 8i........- Hide quoted text -
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It is not. You now have some work to do, however the first link gives you an option for 8i connection auditing you can expand with v$sql and v$sqlarea to possibly obtain the information you've been charged with producing.

David Fitzjarrell Received on Fri Jun 08 2007 - 15:22:14 CDT