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Oracle Applications Passwords Decryption Vulnerability

Oracle Applications Passwords Decryption Vulnerability

This article from  Johan Louwers Personal Blog “my view on the IT world”

The article direct link  Oracle Applications Passwords Decryption Vulnerability

Summary

Oracle Applications is currently one of the leading ERP systems and used by medium and large sized companies around the world. As those companies base their trust in this ERP platform for their day-to-day business, they also put their trust in the way Oracle Applications handles the security and authentication. If this trust is based on hard facts or upon a feeling is questionable, looking at the authentication mechanism it comes to mind that this trust is based upon a feeling.

How to find password of a User in Oracle Apps R12?

How to find password of a User in Oracle Apps R12?

This article from  Oracle Apps DNA

The article direct link  How to find password of a User in Oracle Apps R12?

Summary

Here is a wonderful oracle seeded Procedure fnd_web_sec.get_guest_username_pwd which will help us to find out user password. This will be handy for consultants in resolving the issues. Please use with this care and dont misuse this.

Oracle Apps Password Hack

Oracle Apps Password Hack

This article from  Apps LAB

The article direct link  Oracle Apps Password Hack

Summary

As you know the Oracle Apps Schema is the centralized schema to hold all the objects with all the grants. Sometimes in some unusual circumstances, the organization or DBA lacks of the knowledge of APPS password, then it really a very big issue to recover from the Database. As this password in Oracle Apps schema in an encrypted format. This article explain how you can hack this encrypted passwords.

Simple Steps to Find Password for an Application User in Oracle Applications

Simple Steps to Find Password for an Application User in Oracle Applications

This article from  Apps DBA

The article direct link  Simple Steps to Find Password for an Application User in Oracle Applications

Summary

This article guide you to know simple steps to find password for an application user in oracle applications.
you can download simple_steps_to_find_password_for_an_application_user_in_oracle_applications file from the following link:

simple_steps_to_find_password_for_an_application_user_in_oracle_applications.pdf

How to setup Oracle E-Business Suite Password Security (to be more complex)?

How to setup Password Security?

This article from  Oracle Applications APPSLab

The article direct link  How to setup Password Security?

Summary

This article guide you to know how to secure the oracle e-business suite users passwords using Signon profile options.

Oracle BI Publisher User Creds on a URL

User Creds on a URL

This article from  Oracle BI Publisher Blog

The article direct link  User Creds on a URL

Summary

A long while back I posted an entry on linking to a report via a URL. All was good but it only worked if you either:
1. Were hooking BIP up to SSO with your calling application or
2. You placed the report in the Guest folder which was unsecured.
You can now pass the username and password on the URL to avoid the two cases above and open up other possibilities.

How to Use Oracle FNDCPASS Utility [PDF]

How to Use Oracle FNDCPASS Utility

This article from  Apps DBA

The article direct link  A.Kishore/Sachin

Summary

Oracle Applications provides a command line utility, FNDCPASS, to change/reset Oracle Applications schema passwords. This utility changes the password registered in Oracle Applications tables, changes the schema password in the database and can also change user passwords.
you can download how to use oracle fndcpass utility document from the following link:

how_to_use_oracle_fndcpass_utility.pdf

Remove Oracle Apps Diagnostics Password Screen

Remove Oracle Apps Diagnostics Password Screen

This article from  Mohammad Fawzy

The article direct link  Remove Oracle Apps Diagnostics Password Screen

Summary

To remove the Diagnostics Password Screen which appear when you go to the following path: Help > Diagnostics.