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Oracle Advanced Security Architecture
Introduction to Oracle Advanced Security 1-15
Oracle Advanced Security Architecture
Oracle Advanced Security complements an Oracle server or client installation with
advanced security features. Figure 1–5 shows the Oracle Advanced Security
architecture within an Oracle networking environment.
Figure 1–5 Oracle Advanced Security in an Oracle Networking Environment
Oracle Advanced Security supports authentication through adapters that are
similar to the existing Oracle protocol adapters. As shown in Figure 1–6,
authentication adapters integrate below the Oracle Net interface and let existing
applications take advantage of new authentication systems transparently, without
any changes to the application.
Client Application
OCI
Oracle Protocols
Network Specific
Protocols
To Network
Oracle Net
TCP/IP
SPX/IPX
SSL Adapter
TCP/IP Adapter
SPX/IPX
Adapter
Encryption
AES
DES
RSA
3DES
Kerberos
RADIUS
DCE
MD5
SHA
Authentication
Data
Integrity
Oracle Advanced Security
SSL Libraries
Two-Task
Common