Category: New Features

Oracle New Features

How to get an Oracle 21c Database on the Oracle Cloud

A few hours ago Oracle published a blog post about the new version Oracle 21c. See Introducing Oracle Database 21c. It is again an innovation release with a couple of interesting new features and enhancements. The online Oracle Documentation library does provide a few information on this enhancements: Oracle Database 21c What’s New Oracle® Database […]

Oracle 18c new Security Features

Today I had the opportunity to give a presentation on Oracle 18c new Security Features at the SOUG day in Baden. It was a great opportunity to discuss the security enhancements in the latest Oracle database release. This release introduces some new security features that simplify the secure operation of on-premises or cloud-based databases. Especially […]

DOAG Webinar Oracle 12.2 New Security Features

A couple of days ago I’ve successfully finished the DOAG Webinar on Oracle 12c Release 2 new Security Feature. It was a great opportunity to discuss the security enhancements in the latest Oracle database release. This release introduces some new security features that simplify the secure operation of on-premises or cloud-based databases. Especially the online […]

Oracle 12 Release 2 Documentation available

Oracle just released the documentation for Oracle 12c Release 2. It seems that most of the new security features are available as discussed in my presentation at DOAG SIG Security in Düsseldorf on the 18th of october. See docs.oracle.com for the documentation bookshelf. Yet a short summary of new security features Encryption TDE Tablespace Live […]

Oracle 12.1.0.2.0 Patchset released

About a week ago Oracle has released the first patchset 12.1.0.2.0 for Oracle 12c Release 1. So far the patch set is only available for Linux x86-64bit, Oracle Solaris SPARC 64bit and Oracle Solaris x86-64bit. You may download the Patchset on Oracle Software Delivery Cloud eDelivery.oracle.com, on Oracle Technology Network Oracle Database 12c Release 1 […]

Oracle Database 12c New Feature: Last Login Time

As Markus Flechtner has already mentioned in his blog, Oracle has started to record the last login time. It is a small but very useful 12c security feature and operates independently of the database audit. Nevertheless, there are some restrictions. But let’s start at the beginning… A simple example Ok, lets try to connect as […]

Oracle 12c new password verify function

Even with Oracle Database 12c, the quality of the database passwords is not enforced by default. A password verify function with the corresponding password resource limits has to be developed individually. As a basis one can use the script to setup the default password resource limits. The script is provided by Oracle and is used […]