Oracle Database Advanced Security 10g Release 1, Administrator'S Manual

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Managing Wallets
Using Oracle Wallet Manager 8-13
Opening an Existing Wallet
Open a wallet that already exists in the file system directory as follows:
1.
Choose Wallet
>
Open from the menu bar. The Select Directory dialog box
appears.
2.
Navigate to the directory location in which the wallet is located, and select the
directory.
3.
Choose OK. The Open Wallet dialog box appears.
4.
Enter the wallet password in the Wallet Password field.
5.
Choose OK.
You are returned to the main window and a message appears at the bottom of
the window indicating the wallet was opened successfully. The wallet's
certificate and its trusted certificates are displayed in the left window pane.
Closing a Wallet
To close an open wallet in the currently selected directory:
Choose Wallet
>
Close .
A message appears at the bottom of the window to confirm that the wallet is closed.
Importing Third-Party Wallets
Third-party wallets are those where the certificate requests have been generated
without using Oracle Wallet Manager. Oracle Wallet Manager can import and
support the following PKCS #12-format wallets, subject to procedures and
limitations specific to the program you use:
■
Netscape Communicator 4.x
■
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x and later
■
OpenSSL
To import a third-party wallet, perform the following tasks:
1.
Follow the procedures for your particular product to export the wallet.
2.
Save the exported wallet to a file name appropriate for your operating system
in a directory expected by Oracle Advanced Security.
For UNIX and Windows, the appropriate file name is
ewallet.p12
.