Store Encrypted Data into a VARCHAR2 Column Using DBMS_CRYPTO (Doc ID 580346.1)

Last updated on APRIL 21, 2022

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Goal

Store encrypted data into a varchar2 column using the DBMS_CRYPTO package. In order to store encrypted data of a RAW datatype in a VARCHAR2 column, you must convert the data using either  RAWTOHEX or the UTL_ENCODE package to make it suitable for VARCHAR2 storage.

You cannot directly store the raw encrypted data into a varchar2 column type. This is documented in the PLSQL programmers guide.

Solution

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