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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2005
Patrick Sack, Ashburn, VA (US);
Edward Austin, Ashburn, VA (US);
Scott Gaetjen, Plano, TX (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A secure database appliance leverages database security in a consistent framework provides consistent, flexible, and adaptable security using mandatory access controls in addition to user and role based security for access control and accountability. A database system comprises database objects having a level of security, factors representing a characteristic of a user of the database system, rules defining a limitation on operation of the database system by the user based on at least some of the plurality of factors and based on attributes of data to be operated on, including the level of security of the database object, and a plurality of realms defining a privilege of the user relative to a schema, the database system is operable to grant or deny access to data to a user based on the factors, the rules satisfied by the factors and the attributes of the data, and the realm associated with the user.