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Determine versions of connected Oracle clients
Last week I was trying to find a way to determine the version of the Oracle clients that are connected/connecting to databases from these databases. We cannot connect to each application server to figure out the used version and certainly … Continue reading
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Tagged 11.1, 11.2, client, database, LinkedIn, oracle, troubleshooting
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Cryptographic flaws in Oracle Database authentication protocol
Recently a security researcher (Esteban Martinez Fayo) made the world aware of a problem with the O5LOGON Oracle database authentication protocol (used in 11g – 11.1 & 11.2). This problem, known as CVE-2012-3137, makes it relatively simple for attackers to … Continue reading
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Tagged 11.1, 11.2, 1492721.1, 192, ADR, AES, AUTH_SESSKEY, AUTH_VFR_DATA, brute force, CVE-2012-3137, database, digest, encryption, Esteban Martinez Fayo, flaw, hashes, LinkedIn, O5LOGON, oracle, password, SALT, SHA-1, stealth, TNS
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Oracle Database – 11.1.0.7 in extended support
As of 1 September 2012 Oracle database release 11.1 (terminal release 11.1.0.7) will be in Extended Support. Here is list of some database releases with start dates for extended support and sustaining support: Release Extended Support Start Sustaining Support Start … Continue reading