Oracle 11g Anti-hacker's Cookbook [electronic resource].

ISBN:

9781849685276

Title:

Author:

Neagu, Adrian.

Personal Author:

Neagu, Adrian.

Publication Information:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 pages).

Series:

Quick answers to common problems

General Note:

There's more ...

Contents:

Oracle 11g Anti-hacker's Cookbook; Oracle 11g Anti-hacker's Cookbook; Credits; Foreword; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Instant Updates on New Packt Books; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Downloading the example code; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Operating System Security; Introduction; Using Tripwire for file integrity checking; Getting ready; How to do it ...

How it works ... There's more ... ; Other administrative options; Using immutable files to prevent modifications; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Closing vulnerable network ports and services; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Using network security kernel tunables to protect your system; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Using TCP wrappers to allow and deny remote connections; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There is more ...

Enforcing the use of strong passwords and restricting the use of previous passwordsGetting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There is more ... ; Performing a security assessment on current passwords with the John the Ripper password cracker tool; Restricting direct login and su access; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Securing SSH login; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Setting up public key authentication; 2. Securing the Network and Data in Transit; Introduction; Hijacking an Oracle connection; Getting ready.

How to do it ... How it works ... ; There's more ... ; See also ... ; Using OAS network encryption for securing data in motion; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Using OAS data integrity for securing data in motion; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Using OAS SSL network encryption for securing data in motion; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Encrypting network communication using IPSEC; Getting ready; How it works ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Encrypting network communication with stunnel.

Getting readyHow to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Encrypting network communication using SSH tunneling; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Restricting the fly listener administration using the ADMIN_RESTRICTION_LISTENER parameter; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Securing external program execution (EXTPROC); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; See Also; Controlling client connections using the TCP. VALIDNODE_CHECKING listener parameter; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ...

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Title Subject:

Oracle (Computer file)

Oracle (Computer file) (OCoLC)fst01363816

Subject Term:

Computer security.

Database management.

Relational databases.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.

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Summary

Key Features Learn to protect your sensitive data by using industry certified techniques Implement and use ultimate techniques in Oracle Security and new security features introduced in Oracle 11g R2 Implement strong network communication security using different encryption solutions provided by Oracle Advanced Security Book Description For almost all organizations, data security is a matter of prestige and credibility. The Oracle Database is one of the most rich in features and probably the most used Database in a variety of industries where security is essential. To ensure security of data both in transit and on the disk, Oracle has implemented the security technologies to achieve a reliable and solid system. In Oracle 11g Anti-Hacker's Cookbook, you will learn about the most important solutions that can be used for better database security."Oracle 11g Anti-hacker's Cookbook" covers all the important security measures and includes various tips and tricks to protect your Oracle Database."Oracle 11g Anti-hacker's Cookbook" uses real-world scenarios to show you how to secure the Oracle Database server from different perspectives and against different attack scenarios. Almost every chapter has a possible threads section, which describes the major dangers that can be confronted. The initial chapters cover how to defend the operating system, the network, the data and the users. The defense scenarios are linked and designed to prevent these attacks. The later chapters cover Oracle Vault, Oracle VPD, Oracle Labels, and Oracle Audit. Finally, in the Appendices, the book demonstrates how to perform a security assessment against the operating system and the database, and how to use a DAM tool for monitoring. What you will learn Get to grips with configuring a secure server at operating system level for Oracle Database Master how to secure data by using Oracle Cryptographic API and Transparent Data Encryption Get step-by-step instructions to implement a solid audit strategy by using the built in solutions and fine grained auditing Understand how to segregate and protect data access by using Oracle Vault Learn about different types of attacks and how to implement a solid defence against them Empathize the attacks and interceptions by using different techniques and tools such as sniffing, man-in-the-middle, brute force and password crackers. Who this book is for

If you are an Oracle Database Administrator, Security Manager or Security Auditor looking to secure the Oracle Database or prevent it from being hacked, then this book is for you.This book assumes you have a basic understanding of security concepts.