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Oracle 10g/11g Data and Database Management Utilities

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Oracle 10g/11g Data and Database Management Utilities

Overview of this book

Does your database look complicated? Are you finding it difficult to interact with it? Database interaction is a part of the daily routine for all database professionals. Using Oracle Utilities the user can benefit from improved maintenance windows, optimized backups, faster data transfers, and more reliable security and in general can do more with the same time and resources.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Oracle 10g/11g Data and Database Management Utilities
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
Preface

Storing the Wallet in an LDAP server


An LDAP compliant directory can also be used to store and retrieve a Wallet, providing a single point of access. It is more secure than storing it at the client side, as it provides a way to let the manager provide more secure procedures to access the Wallet.

Uploading the Wallet to an LDAP server

Oracle Wallet Manager can store and retrieve certificates to and from a centralized LDAP compliant server. In order for you to be able to store a Wallet, the Wallet must already have a user certificate installed.

The LDAP directory must have been previously configured so the Wallet can be stored there. If the Wallet doesn't have an SSL certificate installed, then password-based authentication will be used to access the Wallet.

You should be aware that there are two passwords to be used in an LDAP/OWM environment, one password is used to access the LDAP server, and a second password is used to access the Oracle Wallet. These passwords are independent and the user...