Oracle Database 11g: Enterprise User Security and Proxy Authentication

Overview/Description
Enterprise User Security addresses the user, the administrative, and the security challenges by centralizing storage and management of user-related information in a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol-compliant directory service. This course describes the basic components of Enterprise User Security. It shows the architecture of this feature and describes the installation process. The components required to create and manage an enterprise user are discussed. In addition, the course explains the techniques for using the enterprise user in the context of the database server and integrating the enterprise user with familiar security policies and auditing. How proxy authentication works, how to manage users authenticated by proxy authentication, and how to audit users authenticated by proxy are also covered.

Target Audience
Database administrators, security administrators, security compliance auditors, security compliance professionals

Prerequisites
The learner is assumed to have working experience with Oracle Database 11g or have taken the Oracle Database 11g: Administration I and Oracle Database 11g: Administration Workshop II courses. The Oracle Database 11g: Implementing Database Vault and Oracle 10g: Implementing Audit Vault courses are also recommended.

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Oracle Database 11g: Enterprise User Security and Proxy Authentication

recognize how to set up Enterprise User Security

recognize how to work with Enterprise User Security

recognize how authentication works in three tiered systems

recognize proxy authentication solutions

manage users authenticated by proxy authentication

recognize how to audit users with proxy authentication

set up Enterprise User Security

use schemas for authentication

implement proxy authentication