Oracle Database Vault - Part 9 ( Creating a Realm)

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Realms : It is defined as boundary or protection zone around application data.




Click on "Create" and provide the appropriate Name and Description.



Click "Ok"-> Select new "Realm" and Click on "Edit" . 


Use the drop-down list to select the owner,object type and enter the object name.

To restrict access to an entire schema,leave the " % " in the object name field.




Click ok 

Now , if we try to query then it will return ORA-01031: insufficient privileges



Oracle Database Vault - Part 8 ( Assigning the Rule sets)

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By creating the Rule Set , we can unable the functionality of the SYS User.

Steps : Login to Database Vault Page.

Select Rule Sets



Click on Create


Provide the name as : SYS_ADMIN_USER -> OK

Select from List " SYS_ADMIN_USER" and click on edit


Scroll down to " Rules Associated to the Rule Set" and Click on "Create"



Use the name “SYS_ADMIN_USER”
Enter this in the expression  field – dvf.f$session_user = ‘SYS’




Click on OK to save it, then on OK again.



Go back to the home page, and click on “Command Rules”


Select the “CREATE USER” item and click on “Edit”


Leave the command as “CREATE USER”, and in the “RULE SET” drop-down choose “SYS_ADMIN_USER”


Click on OK

The SYS user can now create users in the database.







Oracle Database Vault - Part 7 ( Restrictions on SYS User Privileges)

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By enabling database vault it restrict the SYS user from performing some database administration task.




Oracle Database Vault - Part 6 ( Logging into the Database Vault Web Page )

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Oracle Database Vault - Part 5 ( Granting the required privileges )

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Oracle Database Vault - Part 4 ( Implementing Database Vault with DBCA )

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Oracle Database Vault - Part 3 ( Build Database Control )

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