Configuring Certificates and Wallets (Optional)

The Discoverer allows usage of Secure External Password Store to retrieve login credentials stored a wallet while connecting. Secure External Password Store can be used to connect to Database without entering the username and password. Secure External Password Store improves the security and allows automation of the execution of the Discoverer.

For increased security, Oracle Database provides Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support to encrypt the connection between clients and the server. If SSL (TLS) encryption is configured on the Database Server, the Discoverer needs to be configured in order to connect and discover data. Configuration parameters for SSL can be found in the dbsat.config file.

To establish an SSL connection with the Discoverer, the Database Server sends its certificate, which is stored in its wallet. The client may or may not need a certificate or wallet, depending on the server configuration.

For more information about configuring certificates and wallets, see Support for SSL in the Oracle Database JDBC Developer's Guide.