Re: Adding some random characters to Oracle password

From: Alan <alan_at_erols.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:08:39 -0400
Message-ID: <2uf179F2a2s8sU1@uni-berlin.de>

"David Fitzjarrell" <fitzjarrell_at_cox.net> wrote in message news:9711ade0.0410281146.55b7262c_at_posting.google.com...
> "Alan" <alan_at_erols.com> wrote in message
news:2ucl7nF27c487U1_at_uni-berlin.de...
> >
>
> (snipped)
>
> >> Scalability is just one concern. What happens if the secret ID and
> > password
> >> ever get discovered?
> >
> > It can't get discovered because it is hard-coded and compiled into the
app.
> > Source code is secured.
> >
>
> (snipped)
>
> I take it you've never used the strings utility in Unix ... a very
> useful tool to extract readable, printable characters from a binary
> file ...

Running Windows. Much more secure :)

>
> David Fitzjarrell
Received on Fri Oct 29 2004 - 09:08:39 CDT