Andre, Oracle does not send passwords across the network in clear text, they are encrypted by default.
Jared On Monday 06 January 2003 05:43, Andrey Bronfin wrote: > Dear list ! > I have just been asked the following question: > is it possible to make a connection from an Oracle client to an Oracle > instance (both are 8.1.7) in an "encrypted" way. > I.e. if someone is sitting with a sniffer between the server and the > client, then i don't want him to be able to see the user/passwd i'm > connecting with. Again , i am NOT asking how store the data in the DB in an > "encrypted" way, but how to connect to an instance without showing my > passwd. > Thanks a lot! > Andrey. ---------------------------------------- Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="Attachment: 1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: ---------------------------------------- -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
