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XCCDF
Oracle Database 12c Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000171-DB-000074
The DBMS must support organizational requirements to enforce password encryption for storage.
The DBMS must support organizational requirements to enforce password encryption for storage.
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The DBMS must support organizational requirements to enforce password encryption for storage.
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<VulnDiscussion>Applications must enforce password encryption when storing passwords. Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read and easily compromised. Database passwords stored in clear text are vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure. Database passwords must always be encoded or encrypted when stored internally or externally to the DBMS. Transport Layer Security (TLS) is the successor protocol to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Although the Oracle configuration parameters have names that include "SSL", such as SSL_VERSION and SSL_CIPHER_SUITES, they refer to TLS.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>