Oracle Enterprise User Security with multiple ldap.ora
Recently I came across the situation where I have to configure Enterpriser User Security for a database server with multiple databases for different directories. This is quite tricky when using a shared Oracle Home and a central TNS_ADMIN directory for SQLNet configuration. A common TNS_ADMIN…
SQL Developer 19.1 unable to use connection type ldap with OUD
Due to a tip from a work colleague, I came across a changed behaviour of the latest SQL Developer release. It affects the connection type LDAP respectively the use of an LDAP directory for the database name resolution. After specifying one or more LDAP servers…
Configure Oracle EUSM to use LDAPS
With the introduction of Oracle 18c, eusm is officially designated as an Enterprise User Security Utility. It is now officially documented of the Enterprise User Security Administrator’s Guide. Before we had to be content with the somewhat sparse MOS note 1085065.1 EUSM, Command Line Tool…
OUD 12c – SSLHandshakeException with “no cipher suites in common”
Recently I’ve update the java installation of my Oracle Unified Directory (OUD) 12.2.1.0.3 to the latest release. Java 1.8.0 update 202 to be exact (p28916775_180202_Linux-x86-64.zip). Actually a piece of cake, I’ve done this a few times in the past. My Enterprise User Security (EUS) test…
DOAG Red Stack Magazin – Oracle Unified Directory in Docker
Mid June I wrote an article for the DOAG Red Stack magazin about my work on Oracle Unified Directory in Docker. Just about the same time I did my DOAG SIG Security presentation on the same topic. In the meantime the article has been published…
Oracle Unified Directory Access Log Parsing System ALPS
For one of my customers I had to analyse the log files of Oracle Unified Directory from time to time. In particular the access log file. During my research I came across the MOS note 2042620.1 and the Access Log Parsing System or short ALPS….
Oracle Unified Directory SSLHandshakeException with Java 1.8.0_181
A couple of days ago I did update my Oracle Unified Directory Docker images with the latest bundle patch for OUD as well the latest java version. With the new Docker images I was about to reproduce a use case from a customer. Everything actually…
OUDbase environment scripts for Oracle Unified Directory Part 1
Almost two years ago I started writing environment scripts for my Oracle Unified Directory installations. At the beginning there were only 2-3 scripts, from which at some point a small project on GitHub emerged. A lot has changed since my blog post Environment Scripts for…
DOAG 2018 SIG Security – Oracle Unified Directory on Docker
A couple of days ago I did had the opportunity to give a presentation on Oracle Unified Directory on Docker at the DOAG SIG Security day in Stuttgart. It was a great opportunity to discuss how OUD engineering can be simplified using Docker. As proof…
Oracle Unified Directory systemd unit file
About a year ago I explained in the blog post Start OUD Servers on Boot using systemd how to start Oracle Unified Directory automatically on system startup. In the meantime a lot has changed, so has my unit file. The simple unit file actually worked…
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