Oracle Database Security Administration


Course Number: ORC-408
Duration: 3 days (19.5 hours)
Format: Live, hands-on

Oracle Database Training Overview

This Oracle Database Security Administration training course teaches attendees how to leverage the security features built into the Oracle database.

Note: The course uses the current release of the database, but can be delivered in previous versions if needed.

Location and Pricing

Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.

In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.

Objectives

  • Learn about the security issues that must be addressed
  • Work with Oracle’s standard security capabilities
  • Use the Advanced Security Option

Prerequisites

  • Understanding of Oracle database and instance architecture
  • Familiarity with SQL and basic PL/SQL
  • Able to work with Linux command-line tools

Outline

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Introduction
  • Standards and risks: assessing the need
  • Developing a security policy
  • Multi-layered security: defense in depth
  • Selecting a security solution
SQL Injection
  • What is SQL injection?
  • How can injections be made?
  • How can attempted injections be blocked?
User Authentication
  • Authentication delegated to the operating system
  • Administrative user authentication
  • Use of a password file
  • Data dictionary password authentication
  • Proxy authentication
  • Using the external secure password store
  • Authentication by external services
Basic Access Control with Roles and Privileges
  • Direct system and object privileges
  • Grouping privileges into roles
  • Enabling and disabling roles
Some More Advanced Topics with Roles and PL/SQL
  • Secure application roles
  • Assigning roles through OS authentication
  • The PL/SQL privilege model: definers and invokers rights code
  • Code-based access control
  • Privilege inheritance and controlling privilege escalation
  • Privilege usage analysis
Database links
  • Public and private database links
  • Authentication options for links
  • Security risks and auditing of links
Virtual Private Database
  • Local and global application contexts
  • Using contexts for fine grained access control
  • Row level security
  • VPD performance issues
Control Access to the Operating System
  • Access to the server file system with PL/SQL
  • Use of directories
  • Access to network facilities with PL/SQL
  • Use of Scheduler external jobs
  • External procedure
Encryption Within the Database
  • Programmatic data encryption
  • Transparent column encryption
  • Transparent tablespace encryption
  • Key management
Encryption Outside the Database
  • Encryption in the redo stream
  • Encrypted backups
  • Encrypting in export dumps
Concealing Data
  • The Data Masking Pack
  • Data redaction
  • Transparent Sensitive Data Protection
Network Security
  • Encrypting network traffic
  • Access control with Oracle Net
  • Access control with the Connection Manager
Audit
  • Traditional audit: users, privileges, and objects
  • Fine Grained Auditing
  • Auditing SYS activity
  • Auditing with triggers
  • Unified audit
Conclusion

Training Materials

All Oracle training students receive comprehensive courseware and a related textbook.

Software Requirements

  • At least 8 GB RAM
  • A complete installation of Oracle
  • Oracle SQL Developer
  • Please contact us for detailed setup instructions if you have purchased this class


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