Oracle Account Secret Template for RPC

Overview

This document briefly discusses using Secret Server Remote Password Changing (RPC) for Oracle Account and Oracle Account (Template Ver 2) accounts. With Remote Password Changing (RPC), secrets can automatically change remote account passwords when a secret expires, either immediately or on a defined schedule. In addition, the new passwords’ strengths and other qualities are completely configurable. See the Password Changer List for a complete list of available password changers.

To configure secret templates for Oracle, see Configuring Oracle Secret Templates.

Assigning a Password Changer to a Secret Template

After completing the RPC setup, you can manage the built-in secret templates. Each secret template is specific to an application and is preconfigured with the password changer best suited to it. For new Oracle secrets, use the Oracle Account (Template Ver 2) template.

Oracle Account is a deprecated template kept for existing secrets. Do not use it for new secrets. It requires the Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC). See Configuring Oracle DB 19c for Heartbeat and RPC.

You can view and modify secret Templates in the Secret Server administration panel. See Creating or Editing Secret Templates for more on the available options. Ensure that the secret template is in active status. See Activating and Deactivating Templates for details.

To navigate to an Oracle Account secret template:

  1. Search for Secret Templates. The Secrets Administration page is displayed.

  2. In the Core Actions section, click Secret Templates. The list of available templates is displayed.

  3. Select an Oracle Account secret template and then click the Mapping tab.

You can check what secret template conforms to the selected RPC. The screenshot below shows that the Oracle Account RPC conforms to the identically titled secret template. It is possible to assign several password changers to one secret template. For more information, see Assigning a Password Changer to a Secret Template.

Secret templates determine the fields, launchers, and the remote password changer for secrets. To create a secret from the Oracle Account (Template Ver 2) template, see Managing Secrets.