Oracle Database Security Assessment Report - Fine-Grained Access Control

The Oracle Database Security Assessment Report - Fine-Grained Access Control section displays the following information:

NameFinding IDDescriptionLink(s)
Data RedactionACCESS.DATAREDACTION

Displays information on Data Redaction policies, exempted users, and execute grants on the DBMS_REDACT package.

Data Redaction automatically masks sensitive data found in the results of a database query.

Virtual Private DatabaseACCESS.VPD

Displays information on Virtual Private Database policies, exempted users, and execute grants on the DBMS_RLS package.

VPD allows for fine-grained control over the rows and columns of a table are visible to a SQL statement.

Real Application SecurityACCESS.RAS

Displays information on Real Application Security policies, exempted users, and users granted ADMIN_SEC_POLICY and APPLY_SEC_POLICY.

Real Application Security (RAS) is a more modern, advanced version of Virtual Private Database and provides fine-grained control over the rows and columns of a table that are visible to a SQL statement.

Label SecurityACCESS.LABELSECURITY

Displays whether Oracle Label Security is enabled.

Oracle Label Security provides the ability to tag data with a data label or a data classification. Access to sensitive data is controlled by comparing the data label with the requesting user's label or security clearance.

Transparent Sensitive Data ProtectionACCESS.TSDP

Displays information on Transparent Sensitive Data policies and the users that can manage it.

TSDP was introduced in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1), and allows a data type to be associated with each column that contains sensitive data. TSDP can then apply various data security features to all instances of a particular type so that protection is uniform and consistent.

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