October 2005
Intermediate to advanced
454 pages
14h 44m
English
Security has always been a key DBA responsibility, and knowing how to secure your database and applications has become all the more crucial in recent years. Many elements of security are handled directly via SQL statements and database configuration processes and parameters—for example, by establishing passwords and setting roles and privileges. Other, more complex aspects of security—including encryption, row-level security, fine-grained auditing, and the generation of random values—require the use of PL/SQL. This book describes these more complex security topics in detail, focusing on the use of Oracle’s built-in security packages.