|Oracle® Security Overview 10g Release 1 (10.1) Part Number
B10777-01 Data is vulnerable at many points in any computer
system, and many security techniques and types of functionality
can be employed to protect it. This chapter provides a
systematic introduction to security features that can protect
the memory, files, and processes residing on the server. It
contains the following sections: As far as possible, this
overview of security technology attempts to present issues
independent of the way the technology is implemented. In some
instances, however, a technology may only be provided by
products from Oracle Corporation. In such cases, the conceptual
discussion is from the point of view of the Oracle solution.
Refer to Part III, "Oracle Security Products" for a complete
discussion of security solutions available from Oracle
Corporation. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability are
the hallmarks of database security. Who should have the right to
access data? What portion of all the data should a particul