Configuring Oracle Database for External Authentication
Configuring Multiple Authentication Methods and Disabling Oracle Advanced Security
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Configuring Oracle Database for External Authentication
This section describes the parameters you must set to configure Oracle Database for
network authentication, using the following tasks:
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Setting the SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES Parameter in sqlnet.ora
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Verifying that REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT Is Not Set to TRUE
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Setting OS_AUTHENT_PREFIX to a Null Value
Setting the SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES Parameter in sqlnet.ora
The following parameter must be set in the
sqlnet.ora
file for all clients and
servers to enable each to use a supported authentication method:
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES=(oracle_authentication_method)
For example, for all clients and servers using Kerberos authentication, the
sqlnet.ora
parameter must be set as follows:
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES=(KERBEROS5)
Verifying that REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT Is Not Set to TRUE
To verify that REMOVE_OS_AUTHENT is not set to TRUE, add the following
parameter to the initialization file—in each database instance—when you configure
the authentication method:
REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT=FALSE
See Also:
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The corresponding chapter in this guide for information about
configuring a particular authentication method
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Appendix B, "Authentication Parameters"
Caution:
Setting
REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT
to
TRUE
can cause a
security exposure, because it lets someone using a non-secure
protocol, such as TCP, perform an operating system-authorized
login (formerly referred to as an
OPS$
login).
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