How to secure login with oracle SQL*Plus with a password On UNIX and Linux platforms.

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: , 21 March, 2009    4,552 views    (1) Comment

Most of us sometimes start SQL * Plus with a password on UNIX and Linux platforms without knowing security threat. For example, an application user connects SQL * Plus by passing username and password on Unix/Linux Server. $ sqlplus apps/apps@proddb Here the sqlplus command parameters are very much available for viewing by all operating system users on the same host computer; as a result, password entered on the command line could be exposed to other users, as below. $ ps -efgrep Read Full Article (Click here)...

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