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Hacking Oracle Data Redaction

Last month Oracle ACE Director Oded Raz published an article about Data Redaction. This month, Oded will explain some of the vulnerabilities of data redaction and how to “hack it”. I would like to thank Oded for his contribution and invite him to publish more things in the future.
Zohar

On my last article, I have introduced you the new oracle security feature – Data Redaction, selective, on-the-fly redaction of sensitive data in SQL query results prior to display by applications so that unauthorized users cannot view the sensitive data. Although I welcome this feature and think it’s a much-needed addition to Oracle database security features it has some limitations that you need to be aware of before using it to protect sensitive data.

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Oracle Data Redaction

Here is a real treat: my good friend and colleague, Oracle ACE Director Oded Raz has agreed to publish couple of his high-end content about database security in my blog.
This time, Oded tells us about Data Redaction.
Enjoy!
Zohar

Sensitive data is everywhere in our organization’s systems. Today, organizations are required to protect sensitive data; these requirements come from regulations, laws and the necessity of the organization to protect its own data and customer’s information from falling to the wrong hands.

Data masking can dynamically or statically protect sensitive data by replacing it with fictitious data that looks realistic to prevent data loss in different use cases, understanding the difference between Static Data Masking – SDM and Dynamic Data Masking – DDM is crucial for implementing the right solution for each situation.
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