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Is the Password Encrypted when I Logon and Other Related Questions (Doc ID 271825.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 10, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
 


Purpose

The note provides the answers to the following questions:

1. Is my password encrypted when I logon?
2. What about parameters ora_encrypt_login and dblink_encrypt_login ?
3. What encryption does oracle use to store the passwords?

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