Learn Oracle Apps DBA

  Chapter -2: (End point Configuration) After the installation is complete. The next important thing is to configure our all target servers as "End-Points". Below are the steps will detailed you how to configure the 1st end-point.  But 1st few gyans (concepts) need to know. 😄 1.   This figure illustrates how a multi-master cluster environment can be used to manage different kinds of encrypted data. It has the following components: Oracle Database  refers to Oracle databases that are connected to the Oracle Key Vault. Typically, these databases are protected with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). Oracle wallets and Java keystores  are containers for keys and sensitive objects that you upload and download between Oracle Key Vault and endpoints. Secrets Management  refers to other keystore files, which are security objects like certificates, and credential files like Kerberos keytab files, SSH key files, and server ...

Interesting story behind this: I have received a customer requirement for a DBA position, and the main criteria was: the DBA must know oracle key vault, for their security solution project. I have received around 25/30 resumes where everyone has written, they know Oracle key-vault. While interviewing, someone saying it's a security file 😆, someone saying it's a parameter that exists since 12c on-words 😀, others saying it's a tool like oracle wallet & TDE 😟. Everyone disappointed me, although it's just a matter of little more detail reading of  (https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/key-vault/21.4/).   So thought of writing this blog and share it across for quick understanding.  Note: I have done this installation/deployment of  appliance image in my VM ware server. Created a 300Gigs vm with 8 GB of RAM & 2 vCPUs, and deployed it. Very simple.  Oracle Kye-vault is a security solution soft appliance from Oracle . It comes as an ISO image from...