Corporation Network Router User Manual

Starting Oracle Wallet Manager

Using Oracle Wallet Manager 8-7

LDAP Directory Support

Oracle Wallet Manager can upload wallets to and retrieve them from an

LDAP-compliant directory. Storing wallets in a centralized LDAP-compliant

directory lets users access them from multiple locations or devices, ensuring

consistent and reliable user authentication while providing centralized wallet

management throughout the wallet life cycle. To prevent accidental over-write of

functional wallets, only wallets containing an installed certiﬁcate can be uploaded.

Directory user entries must be deﬁned and conﬁgured in the LDAP directory before

Oracle Wallet Manager can be used to upload or download wallets for a user. If a

directory contains Oracle8i (or prior) users, they are automatically upgraded to use

the wallet upload and download feature on ﬁrst use.

Oracle Wallet Manager downloads a user wallet by using a simple password-based

connection to the LDAP directory. However, for uploads it uses an SSLconnection if

the open wallet contains a certiﬁcate with SSL Oracle PKI certiﬁcate usage. If an SSL

certiﬁcate is not present in the wallet, password-based authentication is used.

Starting Oracle Wallet Manager

To start Oracle Wallet Manager:

■ (Windows) Select Start > Programs > Oracle-HOME_NAME > Network

Administration > Wallet Manager

■ (UNIX) At the command line, enter owm.

Note: The directory password and the wallet password are

independent, and can bedifferent. Oracle Corporation recommends

that these passwords be maintained to be consistently different,

where neither one can logically be derived from the other.