Configuring Oracle Label Security

After installation, you must configure Oracle Label Security in a database before you use it.

You can configure Oracle Label Security in two ways: with Oracle Internet Directory integration, or without Oracle Internet Directory integration.

Table 4-1 Options to Configure Oracle Label Security After Installation

Configuration Requirement

With Oracle Internet Directory integration

To configure Oracle Label Security with Oracle Internet Directory integration, Oracle Internet Directory must be installed in your environment and the Oracle database must be registered in the directory.

Without Oracle Internet Directory integration

If you configure Oracle Label Security (OLS) without Oracle Internet Directory integration, then you cannot configure it to use Oracle Internet Directory at a later stage. To configure Oracle Label Security with Oracle Internet Directory on your database at a later time, you must remove the OLS option on the database, and then configure the OLS with Oracle Internet Directory integration option.

See Also:

Oracle Label Security Administrator's Guide for information about configuring Oracle Label Security