Options such as Oracle Advanced Security can be managed via the Oracle Net Manager. The Oracle
Advanced Security option provides end-to-end encryption of data in a distributed environment. By
default, your data will travel in clear text across the network unless you use Oracle??™s encryption or a
hardware-based encryption.
You can create a new net service name for your tnsnames.ora file via the Oracle Net Service
Names Wizard. Once you have specified a net service name, you are prompted to select the
network protocol you want to use. The options are as follows:
TCP/IP (Internet Protocol)
TCP/IP with SSL (Secure Internet Protocol)
Named Pipes (Microsoft Networking)
IPC (Local Database)
The Oracle Net Manager will prompt you for each of the parameters required to establish a
database connection and will modify your local tnsnames.ora file to reflect the information you
provide. The information you will be prompted for is host, port number, service or SID name
(depending on the Oracle version), and the connection type (either database default, shared
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server, or dedicated server). Finally, you are given the opportunity to test the new service name.
You can also test existing net service names by selecting the net service name from the displayed
list of services and then selecting the Test Connection option from the menu options.
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