RE: encrypted user/passwd connection

Thanks a lot to all who replied!

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Sent: ? 07 ????? 2003 6:01
To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com; Andrey Bronfin

Andre,

Oracle does not send passwords across the network in clear text, they are encrypted by default.

Jared

On Monday 06 January 2003 05:43, Andrey Bronfin wrote:
> Dear list !
> I have just been asked the following question:
> is it possible to make a connection from an Oracle client to an Oracle
> instance (both are 8.1.7) in an "encrypted" way. I.e. if someone is
> sitting with a sniffer between the server and the client, then i don't
> want him to be able to see the user/passwd i'm connecting with. Again
> , i am NOT asking how store the data in the DB in an "encrypted" way,
> but how to connect to an instance without showing my passwd.
> Thanks a lot!
> Andrey.

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