Environment Components

There are other environment components that you need to consider carefully when deploying Oracle E-Business Suite. This section covers the securing of various topology components, such as operating system, network components, and the client desktop.

Hardening Server Environments

This section deals with hardening the server environment. The Oracle application-tier and database-tier elements are discussed in Chapter 3. The hardware topology/ environment determines the hardening or “lockdown” required. Most companies rely on the firewalls to protect any servers that can be accessed from various connectivity devices. But, referencing one of the key principles set forth in Chapter 1, “security in depth” needs to apply to all ...

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