A Features Not Supported in this Release
This appendix describes features no longer supported by Oracle Net Services.
- Overview of Unsupported Features
This section describes the features and the configuration file that are no longer being supported in Oracle Database. - Unsupported Parameters
This section describes the unsupported or obsolete parameters. - Unsupported Control Utility Commands
This section describes the control utility commands not supported by this release. - Unsupported or Deprecated Protocols
This section describes the protocols not supported or deprecated since Oracle Database 12c.
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A.1 Overview of Unsupported Features
This section describes the features and the configuration file that are no longer being supported in Oracle Database.
- Oracle Net Connection Pooling
In Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2), Oracle Net connection pooling is no longer supported - Oracle Names
Oracle Names is not supported in this release. - Oracle Net Listener Password
In Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2), the Oracle Net Listener password feature is no longer supported.
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A.1.1 Oracle Net Connection Pooling
In Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2), Oracle Net connection pooling is no longer supported
Deprecation of Oracle Net Connection Pooling
It was deprecated in Oracle Database 11g release. Refer to My Oracle Support note 1469466.1.
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A.1.2 Oracle Names
Oracle Names is not supported in this release.
Naming Method
Oracle Names has not been supported as a naming method since Oracle Database 11g. You must migrate to directory naming.
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A.1.3 Oracle Net Listener Password
In Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2), the Oracle Net Listener password feature is no longer supported.
Oracle Net Listener Password Support
In Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2), the Oracle Net Listener password feature is no longer supported. This does not cause a loss of security because authentication is enforced through local operating system authentication.
Parent topic: Overview of Unsupported Features
A.2 Unsupported Parameters
This section describes the unsupported or obsolete parameters.
Table A-1 Unsupported Networking Parameters
| File | Parameter | Description | Last Supported Release |
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This parameter was used to specify that MIT Kerberos configuration format was used. Starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2), only the current MIT Kerberos configuration is supported. |
11.2 |
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This parameter has been divided into |
11.2 |
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A.3 Unsupported Control Utility Commands
This section describes the control utility commands not supported by this release.
Table A-2 Unsupported Network Control Utility Commands
| Control Utility | Commands | Description | Last Supported Release |
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Oracle Names Control Utility |
All commands |
Oracle Names is no longer supported. |
9.2 |
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A.4 Unsupported or Deprecated Protocols
This section describes the protocols not supported or deprecated since Oracle Database 12c.
Table A-3 Unsupported Protocols
| Protocol | Description | Last Supported Release |
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NT LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol for domain authentication |
NTLM domain authentication has been deprecated from the Oracle Windows adapter. Only Kerberos authentication is used for the NTS adapter. NTLM is still used for local user authentication, as well as in the case in which the database service runs as a local user. |
11.2 |
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