Testing Database Security

Overview

The Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators exam enables Oracle Certified Professionals (OCPs) certified on Oracle9i Database to upgrade their certifications to Oracle Database 10g. This is the only exam OCPs certified on Oracle9i Database need to take to upgrade their certification credentials to Oracle Database 10g. This column focuses on the Fine-Grained Auditing (FGA) and Virtual Private Database (VPD) features in Oracle Database 10g. FGA, introduced in Oracle9i Database, captures user activities at a very detailed level and helps prevent the need for manual, trigger-based auditing. Introduced in Oracle8i Database, VPD (also known as fine-grained access control) provides powerful row-level security capabilities.