© Osama Mustafa, Robert P. Lockard 2019
O. Mustafa, R. P. LockardOracle Database Application Securityhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5367-0_5

5. Network Access and Evaluation

Osama Mustafa1  and Robert P. Lockard2
(1)
Amman, Jordan
(2)
Baltimore, MD, USA
 
In this chapter, we will cover the following:

  • Access control lists (ACLs)

  • Oracle Database Security Assessment Tool (DBSTAT)

  • Network evaluation tools

What Is an Access Control List?

An ACL is list of permissions that are attached to specific objects and that specify that a user or system process can access that object. There are many different types of ACLs like the following:

  • File system ACL

  • Network ACL

  • SQL ACL

File System ACL

A file system ACL is a virtual table that contains entries that specify individual ...

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