Practical Oracle Security

Chapter 4

Managing Default Accounts

Solution in this chapter:

■  The Role of Oracle Default Accounts from 9i to 10 g

■ Lock Accounts and Expire Default Passwords

■ Configure Storage Passwords

■ Unlocking Accounts and Configure Impossible Passwords

■ Automating the Process of Identifying Default Accounts

☑ Summary

☑ Solutions Fast Track

☑ Frequently Asked Question

Introduction

Oracle databases have a dizzying array of features and options available to tune and manage the database. Many of these features have been implemented such that they require an account to run them and own their data. When Oracle is installed, many features are installed by default, leading to a large number of default accounts existing in the database. Each default account has a default ...