Column with a Password

Hi,
Is it possible to create a column to store a value with password characters as "********" ?
Thank you.
Patrick

You can encrypt (or hash) data stored in a particular column using the dbms_obfuscation_toolkit package. If you hash the password, you can then compare that hash to the hash of the provided password to ensure that the password provided is correct without being able to ever decrypt the original password, which tends to be a more secure solution.
Justin
Distributed Database Consulting, Inc.
http://www.ddbcinc.com/askDDBC

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..........................................(just the last lines).............................
M
M *****************************************************************************
M *
M * LOCATION    SAP-Server BASIS_A23_00 on host BASED (wp 0)
M * ERROR       ThSigHandler: signal
M *
M * TIME        Mon Nov 26 08:06:26 2009
M * RELEASE     700
M * COMPONENT   Taskhandler
M * VERSION     1
M * RC          11
M * MODULE      thxxhead.c
M * LINE        10688
M * COUNTER     1
M *
M *****************************************************************************
M
M PfStatDisconnect: disconnect statistics
M Entering TH_CALLHOOKS
M ThCallHooks: call hook >SAP-Trace buffer write< for event BEFORE_DUMP
M TrThHookFunc: called for WP dump
M ThCallHooks: call hook >ThrSaveSPAFields< for event BEFORE_DUMP
M ThrSaveSPAFields: save spa fields
M Entering ThSetStatError
M ThIErrHandle: incomplete previous roll out, do a full roll out
M ThRollOut: roll out T17/U25/M0/I0 (level=7, short_roll_out=0)
M ThRollOut: call rrol_out (1)
M ThRollOut: act roll state = DP_ROLLED_OUT
M ThRollOut: roll level <> 0, don't call ab_rollout
M ThRollOut: full roll out of U25 M0 I0 (Level 7) ok
M ThIErrHandle: prv_action of W0: 0x8
M ThCallDbBreak: use db_sqlbreak
C CANCEL rejected, because there is no SQL statement active
M ThIErrHandle: don't try rollback again
M ThIErrHandle: call ThrCoreInfo
A TH VERBOSE LEVEL FULL
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_PXA_RELEASE_MTX entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_PXA_RELEASE_MTX completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_COVERAGE_ANALYSER entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_COVERAGE_ANALYSER completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ROLLBACK entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ROLLBACK completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_DB_ALIVE entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_DB_ALIVE completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_HOOKS entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_HOOKS completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_STANDARD entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_STANDARD completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_STOR_VALUES entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_STOR_VALUES completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_C_STACK entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_C_STACK completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_MEMO_CHECK entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_MEMO_CHECK completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_AFTER_MEMO_CHECK entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_AFTER_MEMO_CHECK completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_INTERFACES entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_INTERFACES completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_GET_MESS entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_GET_MESS completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_INIT_SNAP entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_INIT_SNAP completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_WRITE_SYSLOG entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_WRITE_SYSLOG completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_WRITE_SNAP entered.
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M ThContextId: context_id_uuid = {29019C01-7F24-F235-BD12-D1714B103838}
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A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_SET_ALERT entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_SET_ALERT completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_COMMIT entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_COMMIT completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_SNAP_SYSLOG entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_SNAP_SYSLOG completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RESET_PROGS entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RESET_PROGS completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_STDERR entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_STDERR completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RFC_ERROR entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RFC_ERROR completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RFC_CLOSE entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RFC_CLOSE completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_IMC_ERROR entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_IMC_ERROR completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_DATASET_CLOSE entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_DATASET_CLOSE completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RESET_SHMLOCKS entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_RESET_SHMLOCKS completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ERROR_SAVE entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ERROR_SAVE completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ERROR_TPDA entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ERROR_TPDA completed.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_PXA_RELEASE_RUDI entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_PXA_RELEASE_RUDI completed.
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A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_END entered.
A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_END completed.
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M ThErrHdlUser: set th_errno (11)
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B Wp Hdl ConName          ConId     ConState     TX PRM RCT TIM MAX OPT Date     Time   DBHost
B 000 000 R/3              000000000 ACTIVE       YES YES NO 000 255 255 20401126 080533 BASIS
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trc file: "dev_disp", trc level: 1, release: "700"
sysno      00
sid        A23
systemid   562 (PC with Windows NT)
relno      7000
patchlevel 0
patchno    144
intno      20050900
make:      multithreaded, Unicode, 64 bit, optimized
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     shared lib "dw_xml.dll" version 144 successfully loaded
     shared lib "dw_xtc.dll" version 144 successfully loaded
     shared lib "dw_stl.dll" version 144 successfully loaded
     shared lib "dw_gui.dll" version 144 successfully loaded
     shared lib "dw_mdm.dll" version 144 successfully loaded
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use internal message server connection to port 3900
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MtxInit: 30000 0 0
DpSysAdmExtInit: ABAP is active
DpSysAdmExtInit: VMC (JAVA VM in WP) is not active
DpIPCInit2: start server >BASIS_I23_00                            <
DpShMCreate: sizeof(wp_adm)          25168     (1480)
DpShMCreate: sizeof(tm_adm)          5652128     (28120)
DpShMCreate: sizeof(wp_ca_adm)          24000     (80)
DpShMCreate: sizeof(appc_ca_adm)     8000     (80)
DpCommTableSize: max/headSize/ftSize/tableSize=500/16/552064/552080
DpShMCreate: sizeof(comm_adm)          552080     (1088)
DpSlockTableSize: max/headSize/ftSize/fiSize/tableSize=0/0/0/0/0
DpShMCreate: sizeof(slock_adm)          0     (104)
DpFileTableSize: max/headSize/ftSize/tableSize=0/0/0/0
DpShMCreate: sizeof(file_adm)          0     (72)
DpShMCreate: sizeof(vmc_adm)          0     (1864)
DpShMCreate: sizeof(wall_adm)          (41664/36752/64/192)
DpShMCreate: sizeof(gw_adm)     48
DpShMCreate: SHM_DP_ADM_KEY          (addr: 000000000D800050, size: 6348592)
DpShMCreate: allocated sys_adm at 000000000D800050
DpShMCreate: allocated wp_adm at 000000000D802150
DpShMCreate: allocated tm_adm_list at 000000000D8083A0
DpShMCreate: allocated tm_adm at 000000000D808400
DpShMCreate: allocated wp_ca_adm at 000000000DD6C2A0
DpShMCreate: allocated appc_ca_adm at 000000000DD72060
DpShMCreate: allocated comm_adm at 000000000DD73FA0
DpShMCreate: system runs without slock table
DpShMCreate: system runs without file table
DpShMCreate: allocated vmc_adm_list at 000000000DDFAC30
DpShMCreate: allocated gw_adm at 000000000DDFACB0
DpShMCreate: system runs without vmc_adm
DpShMCreate: allocated ca_info at 000000000DDFACE0
DpShMCreate: allocated wall_adm at 000000000DDFACF0
MBUF state OFF
DpCommInitTable: init table for 500 entries
ThTaskStatus: rdisp/reset_online_during_debug 0
EmInit: MmSetImplementation( 2 ).
MM global diagnostic options set: 0
<ES> client 0 initializing ....
<ES> InitFreeList
<ES> block size is 4096 kByte.
<ES> Info: em/initial_size_MB( 4093MB) not multiple of em/blocksize_KB( 4096KB)
<ES> Info: em/initial_size_MB rounded up to 4096MB
Using implementation view
<EsNT> Using memory model view.
<EsNT> Memory Reset disabled as NT default
<ES> 1023 blocks reserved for free list.
ES initialized.
rdisp/http_min_wait_dia_wp : 1 -> 1
***LOG CPS=> DpLoopInit, ICU ( 3.0 3.0 4.0.1) [dpxxdisp.c   1633]
***LOG Q0K=> DpMsAttach, mscon ( BASIS) [dpxxdisp.c   11822]
DpStartStopMsg: send start message (myname is >BASIS_I23_00                            <)
DpStartStopMsg: start msg sent
CCMS: AlInitGlobals : alert/use_sema_lock = TRUE.
CCMS: Initalizing shared memory of size 60000000 for monitoring segment.
Mon Nov 26 08:03:11 2040
CCMS: start to initalize 3.X shared alert area (first segment).
DpMsgAdmin: Set release to 7000, patchlevel 0
MBUF state PREPARED
MBUF component UP
DpMBufHwIdSet: set Hardware-ID
***LOG Q1C=> DpMBufHwIdSet [dpxxmbuf.c   1050]
DpMsgAdmin: Set patchno for this platform to 144
Release check o.K.
Mon Nov 26 08:03:17 2040
MBUF state ACTIVE
DpModState: change server state from STARTING to ACTIVE
Mon Nov 26 08:04:26 2040
SoftCancel request for T17 U18 M0 received from IC_MAN
SoftCancel request for T19 U20 M0 received from IC_MAN
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Mon Nov 26 08:04:30 2040
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W0 (pid 3200) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
Mon Nov 26 08:04:31 2040
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W1 (pid 3220) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
DpHdlDeadWp: restart wp (pid=3092) automatically
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W3 (pid 3296) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
DpHdlDeadWp: restart wp (pid=3268) automatically
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W10 (pid 2032) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W15 (pid 3312) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
Mon Nov 26 08:04:45 2040
ERROR => DpRqCheck: mode 0 in status CANCEL [dpxxdisp.c   6971]
Mon Nov 26 08:05:10 2040
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W4 (pid 3260) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
Mon Nov 26 08:05:30 2040
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W0 (pid 3788) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W1 (pid 2108) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W6 (pid 3108) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
ERROR => DpHdlDeadWp: W15 (pid 464) died [dpxxdisp.c   14532]
Mon Nov 26 08:05:33 2040
ERROR => DpRqCheck: mode 0 in status CANCEL [dpxxdisp.c   6971]
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I got it to work!
<TypeDefinitions>
<EntityTypes>
<ClassTypes>
<ClassType ID="MyClass" Accessibility="Public" Abstract="false" Base="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LocalApplication" Hosted="true" Singleton="false" Extension="false"
/>
</ClassTypes>
</EntityTypes>
<SecureReferences>
<SecureReference ID="MyRunAsAccountProfile" Accessibility="Public" Context="System!System.Entity" />
</SecureReferences>
<ScriptBody>param (
[string]$Username,
[string]$Password
$API = new-object -comObject "MOM.ScriptAPI"
$PropertyBag = $API.CreatePropertyBag()
$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -Argumentlist @($Username,(ConvertTo-SecureString -String $Password -AsPlainText -Force))
$s = New-PSSession -ComputerName "myserver" -Credential $cred
Invoke-Command -Session $s -ScriptBlock { $service = Get-Service -Name Spooler}
$invcom = Invoke-Command -Session $s -ScriptBlock { $service.status}
Remove-PSSession -Id $s.Id
if ($invcom.Value -ne "Running") {
$PropertyBag.AddValue("State","ERROR")
$outputLongLine = "Spooler Service is not running on target server!"
$PropertyBag.AddValue("Description", $outputLongLine)
else {
$PropertyBag.AddValue("State","OK")
$outputLongLine = "Spooler is Running on target server."
$PropertyBag.AddValue("Description", $outputLongLine)
$PropertyBag</ScriptBody>
<Parameters>
<Parameter>
<Name>Username</Name>
<Value>$RunAs[Name="MyRunAsAccountProfile"]/Domain$\$RunAs[Name="MyRunAsAccountProfile"]/UserName$</Value>
</Parameter>
<Parameter>
<Name>Password</Name>
<Value>$RunAs[Name="MyRunAsAccountProfile"]/Password$</Value>
</Parameter>

I am locked out of my iPad, I can't back it up because it won't connect to iTunes (because it's locked with a password) and I need it for school, it has all of my school work on it and the school doesn't have or passwords. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

I am locked out of my iPad 2, I can't back it up because it won't connect to iTunes (because it's locked with a password) and I need it for school, it has all of my school work on it and the school doesn't have or passwords. I can't loose all of my work. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Hi ebby,
Here are the instructions for a disabled device - hopefully you have sync'd with your computer before now?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
Good luck!
Cheers,
GB

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Okay, I have a Group Above report, and I want to order the groupings by a column within the group. I am using a lexical parameter in place of the entire ORDER BY statement in the query, giving the user the capability to sort the report by any specific column, at runtime.
So, basically, this parameter allows for the ORDER BY to be dynamic; however, in the Data Model, I am required to designate at least one hard-coded break column, which overrides whatever column is designated by the user at runtime.
Any ideas how I can get around this?

Hi Brice,
If you want just i single hard coded column in a group
then i think you can create summary column with counting
so you can say say a column that gives you just Serial no.
and rest of the thing as it is.
in this way you got your hard column and also Order by facility
that you want.
Hope that helps you.
Enjoy Oracle....

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Hello,
I've got an IR report which includes as "default report settings" 1 column with leading 0s. In order to export to Excel that column as text rather than as a numeric I followed a workaround proposed before in this forum (excel copy drops leading zeros
In essence this workaround is to create an identifical column but in "excel text format" and display the columns depending on the request value: INSTR(NVL(:REQUEST,'YABBADABBADO'),'CSV') <> 0 for example.
This works just fine for the default report.
The problem arise when a user creates his own customise report that includes the mentioned column and saves it as a named report. Here, when the results are exported to excel the "excel" column does not appear.
In fact, just hiding one of the displayed columns produces the same undesired result.
I would appreciate any comments or suggestions.
Many thanks
Edited by: Javier Gil on Jul 20, 2010 7:52 AM

I have found a better method. In your IR query:
SELECT LPAD(v.vendor, 7, ' ') vendor,
/*Just LPAD to a length of the column defined in the database table or to 7, whichever is greater. */
FROM v, r
WHERE v.VENDOR = r.VENDOR
AND date_rcv <= to_date(:P150_CUTOFF,'yyyy/mm/dd')
AND inv_nbr = ' '
AND to_stores <> 'T'
AND (V.VENDOR = RPAD(:P150_VENDOR,10,' ') OR :P150_VENDOR = 'ALL')
When you download to Excel by Download/XLS (Request=XLS), it preserves the leading zeros.
In the case of dates, you should LPAD 10 minimum in this format.
LPAD(to_char(date_rcv,'MM/DD/YY'), 10, ' ') date_rcv,
I haven’t tried it yet but I think in the case of ‘MM/DD/YYYY’, you should LPAD 12 minimum in this format.
LPAD(to_char(date_rcv,'MM/DD/YYYY'), 12, ' ') date_rcv,
Drawbacks of this method:
Since the string has leading white spaces, you cannot use the filter for the ‘=’ comparison operator. Even filtering using leading white spaces will not return anything. You must use the LIKE and NOT LIKE operator instead.
Advantages of this method over the original one I posted yesterday:
1) You do not have to create another column for download, just one column will suffice.
2) Even though the query has leading white spaces, they will not display in the IR region.
Edited by: richardlee on Aug 5, 2010 11:10 AM
Edited by: richardlee on Aug 5, 2010 11:16 AM

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I want to setup SQLAuthenticator but authentication is refused because wrong username/password.
I am using JDev Studio Edition Version 11.1.2.1.0 with integrated WLS.
As a base I take this two URLs:
http://weblogic-wonders.com/weblogic/2010/03/11/configuring-sql-authenticator-with-weblogic-server/ and
http://biemond.blogspot.com/2008/12/using-database-tables-as-authentication.html
1. I create db tables (default table names for SQLAuthenticator), but don't fill users and groups - OK
2. In WLS I create new SQLAuthenticator Authentication provider inside deafult realm myrealm - OK
3. I put this provider to the top among all three providers
4. In JDev I configure ADF Security - define Enterprise Roles to matching to the names in GROUPS table of SQLAuthenticator - ??
5. I Define Application users and roles and setup Resource grants
6. I run my application
7. In database tables USERS, GROUPMEMBERS, GROUPS I can see users and roles from Jdev, that means, at deploy time, this tables are filled too
8. In WLS I can see Users and Groups under myrealm which are transfered at deploy time and mirrors USERS, GROUPMEMBERS, GROUPS
9. In USERS table I can see password is encripted by {SHA-1}
But when try to login I am always rejected with "Invalid username or password".
Before setting up SQLAuthenticator (only default options) the logins were successful, so application shold be OK.
I try also with Plaintext Passwords Enabled and put into USERS table unencripted password, but without success.
I can confirm that SQLAuthenticator mechanism actually get password from USERS table. I replaced default SQL for getting password from
SELECT U_PASSWORD FROM USERS WHERE U_NAME = ?
to
select get_pwd(?) as U_PASSWORD from dual. In my get_pwd PL/SQL function I perform logging in I can see that this function was called.
So the problem is in WLS when comparing passwords.
Any suggestions, where to start digging?
Ragards,
Sašo
Edited by: Sašo C. on 5.10.2011 7:26
Edited by: Sašo C. on 5.10.2011 7:32

The problem is solved! Crucial was hint from http://biemond.blogspot.com/2008/12/using-weblogic-provider-as.html:
The Control Flag for my new SQLAuthenticator Authentication provider must be changed from Optional to Sufficient AND
the Control Flag for existing DefaultAuthenticator must be changed from Required to Sufficient!
It seems that before SQLAuthenticator took password from USERS table, but didn't use it in the authentication process.
Regards,
Sašo

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