Oracle® Database

Advanced Security Administrator's Guide

10g Release 1 (10.1)

Part No. B10772-01

December 2003

Oracle Database Advanced Security Administrator's Guide, 10g Release 1 (10.1)

Part No. B10772-01

Primary Author: Laurel P. Hale

Contributors: Rajbir Chahal, Min-Hank Ho, Michael Hwa, Sudha Iyer, Adam Lindsey Jacobs, Supriya Kalyanasundaram, Lakshmi Kethana, Andrew Koyfman, Van Le, Nina Lewis, Stella Li, Janaki Narasinghanallur, Vikram Pesati, Andy Philips, Richard Smith, Deborah Steiner, Philip Thornton, Ramana Turlapati

Graphic Designer: Valarie Moore

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Portions contributed by Matt Crawford <crawdad@fnal.gov> were work performed at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, which is operated by Universities Research Association, Inc., under contract DE-AC02-76CHO3000 with the U. S. Department of Energy.