STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Database 19c Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

If passwords are used for authentication, the Oracle Database must transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.

DISA Rule

SV-270565r1136921_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-270565

Group Title

SRG-APP-000172-DB-000075

Rule Version

O19C-00-014900

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure encryption for transmission of passwords across the network.

Configure the database to support TLS protocols and the Oracle Wallet to store authentication and signing credentials, including private keys.

More information can be found at https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/dbseg/configuring-secure-sockets-layer-authentication.html#GUID-EF8DEC69-C8BE-462B-ABDD-E621914E617E.

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If all accounts are authenticated by the OS or an enterprise-level authentication/access mechanism and not by Oracle, this is not a finding.

Review configuration settings for encrypting passwords in transit across the network. If passwords are not encrypted, this is a finding.

The database supports PKI-based authentication by using digital certificates over TLS in addition to the native encryption and data integrity capabilities of these protocols.

Oracle provides a complete PKI that is based on RSA Security, Inc., Public-Key Cryptography Standards, and interoperates with Oracle servers and clients. The database uses a wallet that is a container used to store authentication and signing credentials, including private keys, certificates, and trusted certificates needed by TLS. In an Oracle environment, every entity that communicates over TLS must have a wallet containing an X.509 version 3 certificate, private key, and list of trusted certificates.

Verify the $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/sqlnet.ora contains entries similar to the following to confirm TLS is installed:

WALLET_LOCATION = (SOURCE=
(METHOD = FILE)
(METHOD_DATA =
DIRECTORY=/wallet)

SSL_CIPHER_SUITES=(SSL_cipher_suiteExample)
SSL_VERSION = 1.1 or 1.2
SSL_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION=TRUE

If the sqlnet.ora file does not contain such entries, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-270565

Documentable

False

Rule Version

O19C-00-014900

Severity Override Guidance

If all accounts are authenticated by the OS or an enterprise-level authentication/access mechanism and not by Oracle, this is not a finding.

Review configuration settings for encrypting passwords in transit across the network. If passwords are not encrypted, this is a finding.

The database supports PKI-based authentication by using digital certificates over TLS in addition to the native encryption and data integrity capabilities of these protocols.

Oracle provides a complete PKI that is based on RSA Security, Inc., Public-Key Cryptography Standards, and interoperates with Oracle servers and clients. The database uses a wallet that is a container used to store authentication and signing credentials, including private keys, certificates, and trusted certificates needed by TLS. In an Oracle environment, every entity that communicates over TLS must have a wallet containing an X.509 version 3 certificate, private key, and list of trusted certificates.

Verify the $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/sqlnet.ora contains entries similar to the following to confirm TLS is installed:

WALLET_LOCATION = (SOURCE=
(METHOD = FILE)
(METHOD_DATA =
DIRECTORY=/wallet)

SSL_CIPHER_SUITES=(SSL_cipher_suiteExample)
SSL_VERSION = 1.1 or 1.2
SSL_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION=TRUE

If the sqlnet.ora file does not contain such entries, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5672