Couldn't this whole thing be part of the "How does a DBA get a password?"
thread?

Just thinking virtually outloud...

Rich


Rich Jesse                           System/Database Administrator
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> Jared,
> 
> The ORA_ENCRYPT_LOGIN is not a database parameter, but an environment
> variable to be set on clients. Maybe Platform specific. Not 
> sure. I have
> never used this, just remembered reading about them in some security
> document.
> 
> Got it. Saved under favourites.
> http://documents.iss.net/literature/DatabaseScanner/reports/or
> acle/OraPolicy.pdf
> 
> Raj
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> Thanks Raj.
> 
> I would think that the default being set to 'always encrypt' would be
> more reasonable,
> 
> In checking the parameters via
> 
> select
>    a.KSPPINM NAME,
>    a.KSPPDESC DESCRIPTION,
>    b.KSPPSTVL VALUE,
>    b.KSPPSTDF ISDEFAULT
> from X$KSPPI a, X$KSPPCV b
> where a.indx = b.indx
> and a.KSPPINM like '%crypt%'
> order by name;
> 
> .. I found that only the dblink_encrypt_login parm was available.
> 
> This is on 7.3.4, 8.0.6, 8.1.7 and 9.2.0.
> 
> Where does ORA_ENCRYPT_LOGIN get applied?
> 
> Jared
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> "All oracle passwords are encrypted" is not a true statement. 
> Failed login
> attempts, are retried by sending the password in an 
> unencrypted format.
> Atleast, until 8.1.7. To avoid which, ORA_ENCRYPT_LOGIN variable and
> DBLINK_ENCRYPT_LOGIN parameter (for retried attempts across 
> database link)
> should be set to TRUE.
> 
> I could stand corrected though.
> 
> Raj
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> You're right Jared, all oracle password is encrypted. Btw 
> Andrey if it is
> possible how to do it ?
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:         Jared Still [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent:         Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:04 AM
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> > 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.
> 
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