The Oracle DB is one of the most trusted and widely-used relational database engines. The system is built around a relational database framework in which data objects may be directly accessed by users through a structured query language. Oracle is fully scalable and is often used by global enterprises, which manage and process data across wide and local area networks. The Oracle database has its own network component to allow communications across networks.
Oracle provides a straightforward method of managing database credentials across multiple domains by using Oracle Wallets. These enable users to update the database credentials, without the need to change specific data source definitions, since the database connection string in the data source definition is resolved by an entry in the wallet.
If the security of the wallets and cryptographic material they contain needs to be enhanced, the Oracle Database needs to be configured to use a Hardware Security Module (HSM). When the HSM module is enabled with the Oracle Database, this strengthens the protection of the wallets.
CryptoServer is a hardware security module developed by Utimaco IS GmbH, i.e., a physically protected specialized computer unit designed to perform sensitive cryptographic tasks and securely manage as well as store cryptographic keys and data. It can be used as a universal, independent security component for heterogeneous computer systems.