This preface describes new features in the most recent, as well as prior, releases of Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall (AVDF).
Oracle AVDF Release 12.1.2 Changes
Oracle AVDF Release 12.1.1 Changes
The following are new features in this release:
You can configure the Audit Vault Server to use an external iSCSI SAN server to store the audit event repository and system data.
The Audit Vault Agent is updated automatically when the Audit Vault Server is upgraded or a patch is applied.
You can store archive data in a Network File Share (NFS) location.
Entitlement reports include data specific to Oracle Database 12c.
Database Vault is automatically enabled and configured in the Oracle Database embedded in the Audit Vault Server. This further strengthens security by restricting privileged access to the Oracle Database for all users including those with administrative access.
Password hashing has been upgraded to a more secure standard. Change your passwords after upgrade to take advantage of the more secure hash.
The Audit Vault Agent deployment procedure has been simplified. Registering a host in the Audit Vault Server automatically generates an Agent activation key, and therefore, the step requesting Agent activation is no longer required.
Adding and updating a secured target location has been simplified in the Audit Vault Server administrator console UI.
You can set alerts to be forwarded to syslog.
You can download diagnostics log files from the Audit Vault Server UI.
The Audit Vault Agent is supported on 32-bit Linux and Windows platforms.
Oracle Database 9i is supported for Database Firewall.
MySQL 5.6 is supported on the Database Firewall.
Updated the Audit Vault error messages.
The following are new features in this release:
Audit data collection and Database Firewall protection is now supported for the following secured targets:
Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1)
Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Audit data collection is now supported for the following secured targets:
Linux OS
MySQL
Oracle ACFS
Audit Vault Agent is now supported on HP-UX Itanium platforms
Host monitoring is now supported on the following host platforms:
Solaris
Windows
Simpler installation and upgrade process
The installation procedure has been simplified to use only one disc for installing the Audit Vault Server, and one disc to install the Database Firewall, and requires less user intervention.
The same discs used to install the Audit Vault Server or Database Firewall are used to upgrade these components to release 12.1.1. Once the user selects to upgrade the system, no further intervention is required.