Re: Data Masking - auto generate scripts

On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 3:08 PM, AGNIHOTRI, GOVIND B <GA616Y_at_att.com> wrote:

> I have never used datamasking from oracle. I am curious on its
> performance. I have implemented several scripts to “scramble” PCI/PII
> data for a snapshot DB on physical standby and flash back to undo the
> changes after the test. Lets say for a table with 60 mill email
> scramble, would it take secs or hours?
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> *From:* oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *Ethan Post
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 31, 2014 6:55 PM
> *To:* Niall Litchfield
> *Cc:* Backseat DBA; oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> *Subject:* Re: Data Masking - auto generate scripts
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> You could write a script that always check permissions and put them back
> or barks if there is an issue before running the dm scripts. A hack if that
> is the main issue not too hard to automate and implement. I have had to
> play with DM in 11.2.0.2 lately and it is far from intuitive or impressive.
> There is a business opportunity here for a decent software developer I am
> sure.
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> On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 3:10 AM, Niall Litchfield <
> niall.litchfield_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> In EM 12.1.0.4 (not sure about 12.1.0.3 but its trivial to check) there's
> a generate_masking_script verb for emcli. That would seem to fit the bill.
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> On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 11:35 PM, Jeff C <backseatdba_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Is there a way to schedule generating a masking script? Or better yet,
> scheduling a script generation and executing the script. In EM 11 and 12
> it seems that you have to pre-create the script. This has caused some
> problems because the script finds all the table permissions and revokes and
> re-grants permissions. But if I remove a permission but forgot to
> regenerate a script the whole masking script fails with something like:
> can't revoke permission not granted.
>
> I want to automate the whole thing. I currently have a script on a
> schedule to use rman duplicate to create a clone of my database. Then I
> want to schedule the masking to happen right after that is done. I don't
> have a license for the Provisioning pack, but if that is the only way this
> is possible then I will have to try to get that approved but that wont be
> easy.
>
> EE 11.2.0.2 w/ Masking Pack
> Windows Server 2008R2
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> Enterprise Manager 11g is currently where my Masking definitions are but I
> am working on converting them to my 12.1.0.3 setup of EM.
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> Thanks,
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> Jeff
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> Niall Litchfield
> Oracle DBA
> http://www.orawin.info
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