Re: Are there inherent or 3rd-party tools for encrypting data inOracle?

From: John Peterson <johnp_at_azstarnet.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:18:25 -0700
Message-ID: <t9li175c98n21b@corp.supernews.com>

Thanks for the tip, Brian! :-)

"Brian Peasland" <peasland_at_usgs.gov> wrote in message news:3A97E002.A798CAF3_at_usgs.gov...
> > 8.1.7). Is the data encryption package that you mentioned
> > (DBMS_OBFUSTICATION) only available in Release 3?
>
> No. I know that it is available in 8.1.6 too. I'm not sure about 8.1.5,
> but it wouldn't surprise me. Or it might have started at 8.1.6. Before
> you can use the DBMS_OBFUSCATION toolkit, you'll need to create the
> packages/procedures. This script is $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/catobtk.sql
> which calls the dbmsobtk.sql and prvtobtk.sql scripts. I don't think
> that this is run automatically with catalog or catproc.
>
> HTH,
> Brian
>
>
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