Building Oracle 23ai Free on ARM64
Earlier this week, Oracle quietly released the RPM packages for Oracle 23ai Free Edition for ARM64 systems. This release is very interesting for developers using Macs with ARM processors as it allows...
View ArticleIt’s a Wrap: Insights from the SOUG Espresso on Oracle Audit
In my latest SOUG Espresso session, Easy Audit Data Analysis with SQL Developer Reports, I focused on Oracle Unified Audit Analysis. This was an opportunity to share my experience and insights into...
View ArticleLatest Critical Patch Updates from Oracle – January 2024
On January 18, Oracle unveiled its first quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory of the year. This advisory, a pivotal resource for Oracle users, details an array of 389 new security patches across...
View ArticleDive into the Latest Enhancements of DBSat 3.1.0
Today, my initial plan was simply to finalize my article on DBSat 3.0.0 for the Oraworld Magazine. However, while checking the links to the DBSat documentation, Oracle Support Notes, and download...
View ArticleEasy Audit Data Analysis with SQL Developer Reports
In one of my last blog post SQL Toolbox for simplified Oracle Unified Audit Data Analysis, I introduced a set of scripts designed to streamline Oracle Unified Audit data analysis. These scripts, now...
View ArticleEasy setup of Kerberos Authentication for Oracle Databases
I have previously published a couple of blog posts related to Kerberos authentication for databases. In this post, I want to provide a simple, step-by-step tutorial for configuring Kerberos...
View ArticleLatest Critical Patch Updates from Oracle – October 2023
On October 17, Oracle released its quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory. This comprehensive advisory contains details about 387 new security patches for various Oracle product families. Among them...
View ArticleSimplified Keytab creation using Linux Tools #JoelKallmanDay
Today’s #JoelKallmanDay, my topic is about simplifying the configuration of Kerberos authentication of Oracle databases using Linux tools. I have already written a few things about Kerberos in the...
View ArticleSQL Toolbox for simplified Oracle Unified Audit Data Analysis
On my journey through the area of database security, Oracle Unified Audit has been a constant companion. I not only created audit concepts, but also often had the opportunity to implement them....
View ArticleUnleash the Power of the User Home SQLNet Config
Introduction A crucial functionality of databases is that they are accessible via a network. This also applies to Oracle databases, where network access is controlled by the Oracle Net Service...
View ArticleSecurity Best Practice: Oracle passwords, but secure!
Beach view in Brighton at the UKOUG Techfest 2019 Today I held my presentation about Oracle security best practice “Oracle passwords, but secure!” at the virtual UKOUG event. Unfortunately, this year...
View ArticleOracle Security EUS Snippets – Setup Proxy User Privileges
Since I’m always short of time for a longer blog post, I’ll just try a short one. Intended as a mini-series, I will show different configuration examples for Oracle Enterprise User Security. Today...
View ArticleGet Oracle Database 23c for free on your Mac M1
Oracle Database 23c Free – Developer Release is all over since Oracle released it yesterday. See the Official Oracle pages Oracle Database Free or the blog post by Gerald Venzl Introducing Oracle...
View ArticleGreat, I found my Audit Policies again
A while ago I wrote a blog post about issues with some Oracle Unified Audit Policies see Help I lost my brand new Unified Audit Policy? In the meantime, the whole thing no longer looks so tragic. The...
View ArticleHelp I lost my brand new Unified Audit Policy?
I am currently working on audit concepts as well as corresponding Unified Audit Policies for various customer projects. That’s why today I once again had a closer look at Oracle Unified Audit. One...
View ArticleHow to write Unified Audit Trail Records to SYSLOG
With the introduction of Oracle Unified Audit, Oracle has completely redesigned the process of logging audit events. With the new unified audit trail, there is only one place where audit records are...
View ArticleEasy replacement of tnsnames.ora with LDAP Directory Server
The tnsnames.ora is a configuration file for Oracle database respectively Oracle Net Service Names resolution. It contains network service names that are mapped to connection descriptors for the local...
View ArticleFree Oracle Unified Directory for Oracle Net Services
The tnsnames.ora is a configuration file for Oracle database name resolution. It contains network service names that are mapped to connection descriptors for the local naming method. With the help of...
View ArticleDOAG Oracle Database Vault
This morning I had the opportunity to give a presentation on Oracle Database Vault at the DOAG conference. Abstract Oracle Database Vault has been on the market for a few years now. The product has...
View ArticleNotes on Oracle Password Security
This morning I had the great opportunity to participate in the virtual event AUSOUG Connect 2021 with my lecture Security Best Practice: Oracle passwords, but secure!. For me it was a premiere and a...
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