Oracle Security Handbook

Develop and Execute a Fail-Safe Security Plan for Your Oracle System

Opening mission-critical systems to partners and customers over the Internet poses new challenges to traditional measures of enterprise security. Oracle Security Handbook presents tested techniques and proven strategies for securing an Oracle environment — from the operating system to the database to the network. You'll get step-by-step details on developing a rock-solid security plan and concrete examples of how to implement security using Oracle's built-in tools. The book also explains how to hacker-proof, audit, and troubleshoot your entire system. Officially endorsed by Oracle Corporation, this expert resource even delves into the details of Oracles own security implementations.

• Determine database vulnerability and the necessary steps to protect your system against attacks
  
• Implement operating-system security measures for UNIX and Microsoft Windows NT/2000
  
• Integrate authentication of database accounts with operating-system security
  
• Take advantage of the various password management features available in the Oracle database
  
• Use and control system and object privileges, roles, and views
  
• Implement location transparency using database links for server-to-server connections
  
• Design and implement secure applications using Virtual Private Database (VPD) and Oracle Label Security options
  
• Ensure data security over a network using the Oracle Advanced Security tool
  
• Construct a sound firewall to maintain network integrity
  
• Configure security into an Oracle9i Application Server Portal system
  
• Hacker-proof your system by anticipating an attacker's methods
  

• Beginnings
• Securing the operating system
• Securing the Oracle database
• Secure network communications
• Hackers and troublshooting
• Index