i wasny referring to application contexts. I was referring to just using a policy 
based on dbms_rls. 

thats different isnt it? 
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: 2003/08/19 Tue PM 03:14:28 EDT
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Re: Row level security and latch waits
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> OK, I went and looked in the 8i Concepts manual.  It seems pretty clear
> that Application Context variables are used as bind variables.  It may have
> changed for 9i, but I can't see how or why.
> 
> "Application Context
> 
> 
> Application context facilitates the implementation of fine-grained access
> control. It allows you to implement security policies with functions and
> then associate those security policies with applications. Each application
> can have its own application-specific context. Users are not allowed to
> arbitrarily change their context (for example, through SQL*Plus).
> 
> 
> Application contexts permit flexible, parameter-based access control, based
> on attributes of interest to an application. For example, context
> attributes for a human resources application could include "position",
> "organizational unit", and "country" while attributes for an order-entry
> control might be "customer number" and "sales region".
> 
> You can:
> - Base predicates on context values
> - Use context values within predicates, as bind variables    <<<< NOTE THIS
> LINE.>>>>>
> - Set user attributes
> - Access user attributes "
> 
> Jack C. Applewhite
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> its just appending a where clause. its not binding it.
> 
> im not familiar with contexts. never worked with them. someone correct me
> if im wrong here? Could have sworn i read that somewhere.
> 
> i looked up application contexts. they appear to be handled differently.
> 
> am i wrong?
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> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > RLS doesn't use bind variables?  How then does Oracle treat the
> Application
> > Context variables that you include in the predicates generated by the
> > Security Policy functions?  If those aren't bind variables then I guess I
> > don't know what bind variables are.
> >
> > Please refer me to the documentation on which your assertion is based.
> >
> > Thanks.
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> > row level security doesnt use bind variables.
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> > dont know if there is a way to get it to use them. thats probably your
> > problem.
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> > > From: "Jamadagni, Rajendra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Date: 2003/08/19 Tue AM 11:19:24 EDT
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Row level security and latch waits
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> > > hi all,
> > >
> > > in the latest code release, a group implemented RLS and since then
> > spotlight
> > > is constantly flagging 'latch waits' in the system. Yesterday the latch
> > > waits were upwards of 90%.
> > >
> > > Most active sessions seem to run the policy function defined as part of
> > RLS.
> > > The worst part was all this wait was only on one node, the other node
> was
> > > healthy.
> > >
> > > While we are trying to capture more information, anything else that we
> > can
> > > do? Any ideas?  TIA
> > >
> > > Raj
> > >
> >
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> > > Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com
> >
> >
> > >
> > hi all,
> >
> >
> > in the latest code release, a group implemented RLS and since then
> > spotlight is constantly flagging 'latch waits' in the system. Yesterday
> the
> > latch waits were upwards of 90%.
> >
> >
> > Most active sessions seem to run the policy function defined as part of
> > RLS. The worst part was all this wait was only on one node, the other
> node
> > was healthy.
> >
> >
> > While we are trying to capture more information, anything else that we
> can
> > do? Any ideas?  TIA
> >
> >
> > Raj
> >
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> >
> > Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com
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