Configuring the Email Notification Service

Learn about configuring the email notification service.

About Email Notifications in Oracle Database Security Central

Learn about Oracle Database Security Central email notifications.

An auditor can configure Oracle Database Security Central to send users email notifications when alerts or reports are generated. To do this, you must configure an SMTP server to enable email notifications. The email notifications can be sent in text format to mobile devices or they can be routed through an SMS gateway.

Note:

• You can configure one SMTP (or ESMTP) server for Oracle Database Security Central.

• You can configure Oracle Database Security Central to work with both unsecured SMTP servers as well as with secured and authenticated SMTP servers.

• If you’ve deployed DBSecCentral using RAC, these settings are inaccessible though the UI. To set up and manage SMTP email notifications for RAC on AVS, use the SMTP Connection AVCLI commands.

See Also: Oracle Database Security Central Auditor’s Guide for information about configuring alerts and generating reports.

Configuring Email Notifications

To configure email notifications, you need to configure an SMTP server.

1. Log in to the Oracle Database Security Central console as a super administrator.

   See Using Oracle Database Security Central Console for more information.

2. Select Settings.

3. Select System in the left navigation menu.

4. Under Configuration, select Connectors.

5. In the Connectors dialog box, enter the IP address of the SMTP server in SMTP Server Address.

6. In the SMTP Port field, enter the SMTP server port.

7. In the From Name field, enter the user name to be used as the sender of the email.

8. In the From Address field, enter the sender’s address that appears in the email notifications.

9. If this SMTP server requires credentials, then select Require Credentials, and enter a user name and password.

10. If this SMTP server requires authentication, then select Require Secure Connection, and select the authentication protocol (SSL or TLS).

11. Select Register to register the SMTP server.

12. (Optional) Enter the email address and select Test to test the email configuration.

13. Select Save.