David - I haven't heard of this feature in Oracle. For one thing, there are many ways to back up Oracle data. Many of these methods are simply direct O.S. file copies. But most O.S.'s offer a file encryption utility that you could easily incorporate into your backup script. But if you choose to do this, be sure to test the recovery. Some utilities try to be helpful and remove "wasted" space in files. Oracle relies on the file being exactly what it created, empty space and all.
Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 9:54 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Has anybody ever heard of encrypting backup data through Oracle? I have never heard of Oracle being able to do this. I am being asked this question by the account manager: Do you know if Oracle has the capability to encrypt back-up data, and then use a reverse encryption process when restoring the data? thanks, David Ehresmann. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Ehresmann, David INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
