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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2009
Ji-won Byun, Redwood City, CA (US);
Chi Ching Chui, San Ramon, CA (US);
Daniel Manhung Wong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chon Hei Lei, Alameda, CA (US);
Ji-Won Byun, Redwood City, CA (US);
Chi Ching Chui, San Ramon, CA (US);
Daniel ManHung Wong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chon Hei Lei, Alameda, CA (US);
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that secures a database configuration from undesired modifications. This system allows a security officer to issue a configuration-locking command, which activates a lock for the configuration of a database object. When a configuration lock is activated for a database object, the system prevents a user (e.g., a database administrator) from modifying the configuration of the database object, without restricting the user from accessing the database object itself. The security officer is a trusted user that is responsible for maintaining the stability of the database configuration, such that a configuration lock activated by the security officer preserves the database configuration by overriding the privileges assigned to a database administrator.