Oracle Database 10g Efficient Security Design

Author: Knox
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This book comprehensively and in-depthly introduces how to efficiently design, develop, and deploy secure database applications using Oracle's commonly used product features. It primarily discusses topics such as proxy authentication, secure application roles, EnterpriseUser, VirtualPrivateDatabase, OracleLabelSecurity, database encryption, and fine-grained auditing. Additionally, it addresses issues related to web applications and client/server applications, and provides some good habits for ensuring security using PL/SQL programs. Moreover, the book uses numerous complete examples to illustrate how to combine various security technologies to write secure applications. This book is primarily aimed at Oracle database application developers, administrators, and anyone interested in Oracle databases.
Main Content of the Book
● Vulnerabilities in accessing databases and developing effective security strategies
● Protecting user identity by analyzing JDBC connection pools, proxy authentication, and client identity
● Managing database users through a central directory without compromising security
● Accessing databases using secure application roles
● Verifying user permissions using simple views and scripts
● Protecting personal data using the new OracleDBMS_CRYPTO package
● Leveraging database views to provide row-level and column-level fine-grained access control
● Implementing data access and encryption using VirtualPrivateDatabase and OracleLabelSecurity
● Ensuring user accountability through Oracle's fine-grained auditing mechanism
This book comprehensively and in-depthly introduces how to efficiently design, develop, and deploy secure database applications using Oracle's commonly used product features. It primarily discusses topics such as proxy authentication, secure application roles, EnterpriseUser, VirtualPrivateDatabase, OracleLabelSecurity, database encryption, and fine-grained auditing. Additionally, it addresses issues related to web applications and client/server applications, and provides some good habits for ensuring security using PL/SQL programs. Moreover, the book uses numerous complete examples to illustrate how to combine various security technologies to write secure applications. This book is primarily aimed at Oracle database application developers, administrators, and anyone interested in Oracle databases.