Oracle Database

Secret Server can heartbeat and rotate passwords for Oracle Database accounts by using one of four built-in secret templates.

Choosing a Template

Pick a template by whether the database requires TCPS, Oracle's TLS-encrypted connection protocol. Three templates are current and use the Oracle managed data access library included with Secret Server. The deprecated Oracle Account template requires the Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) to be installed.

Template	Status	TCPS	Requires ODAC	Use for
Oracle Account (Template Ver 2)	Current	No	No	New secrets on databases that don't require TCPS
Oracle Account (TCPS)	Current	Yes, with an Oracle wallet	No	Databases that require TCPS, when you can place wallet files on the Secret Server web servers or engines
Oracle Account (Walletless)	Current	Yes, over TLS without a wallet	No	Databases that require TCPS, when you can't deploy wallet files. TLS without a wallet is potentially less secure than wallet-based mutual TLS.
Oracle Account	Deprecated	No	Yes	Existing secrets only

For each template's fields, see Configuring Oracle Secret Templates.

Oracle Topics

Set Up

• Configuring Oracle Secret Templates

• Configuring Oracle DB 19c for Heartbeat and RPC

RPC Template Reference

• Oracle Account Secret Template for RPC

• Oracle Account (TCPS) Secret Template for RPC

Launch

• Creating a Custom TOAD Launcher

Troubleshoot

• Invalid Oracle Data Source Length