Re: URGENT Help on tracking unauthorized login to Oracle Database

I stand by my original statement, look at auditing unsuccessful connections.

joe

Mandal, Ashoke wrote:

>Joe,
>
>We referred the auditing option. My understanding is that you can track the oracle
>users using database auditing feature once the users are logged into the database.
>
>But my requirement is to track the users who tried to login to the database but could
>not login due to wrong password.
>
>For example, somebody may know the connect string for an oracle database and trying
>to login to the database as system user and with various combination of password. We
>like to know who are these users.
>
>Thanks,
>Ashoke
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 11:54 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>Database
>
>
>Administrators guide
>
>chapter on auditing.
>
>joe
>
>Mandal, Ashoke wrote:
>
>>>Greetings,
>>>
>>>We have a database with very sensitive data. Our management wants me to find out
>the way to secure this data from unauthorized login and track these users who tried
>to login to this database.
>>>
>>>Is there any way we can track the unauthorized users, who try to login to an oracle
>database with invalid userid or password but with valid connect string.
>>>
>>>If there is no options under oracle then is there any 3rd party software for this
>purpose.
>>>
>>>Any help is appreciated
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Ashoke
>>>
>
>

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