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18 Oracle Database Vault Secure Application Role APIs

The DBMS_MACADM and DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES PL/SQL packages manage Database Vault secure application roles.

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DBMS_MACADM Secure Application Role Procedures

The DBMS_MACADM package creates, renames, assigns, unassigns, updates, and deletes Oracle Database Vault secure application roles.

  • CREATE_ROLE Procedure
    The CREATE_ROLE procedure creates an Oracle Database Vault secure application role.
  • DELETE_ROLE Procedure
    The DELETE_ROLE procedure deletes an Oracle Database Vault secure application role.
  • RENAME_ROLE Procedure
    The RENAME_ROLE procedure renames an Oracle Database Vault secure application role. The name change takes effect everywhere the role is used.
  • UPDATE_ROLE Procedure
    The UPDATE_ROLE procedure updates a Oracle Database Vault secure application role.

Parent topic: Oracle Database Vault Secure Application Role APIs

CREATE_ROLE Procedure

The CREATE_ROLE procedure creates an Oracle Database Vault secure application role.

Syntax

DBMS_MACADM.CREATE_ROLE(
  role_name      IN VARCHAR2, 
  enabled        IN VARCHAR2,
  rule_set_name  IN VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 18-1 CREATE_ROLE Parameters

Parameter Description

role_name

Role name, up to 128 characters, with no spaces. In a multitenant environment, prepend the role name with c## or C##.

To find existing secure application roles in the current database instance, query the DBA_DV_ROLE view, described in DBA_DV_ROLE View.

enabled

DBMS_MACUTL.G_YES (Yes) makes the role available for enabling; DBMS_MACUTL.G_NO (No) prevents the role from being enabled. The default is DBMS_MACUTL.G_YES.

rule_set_name

Name of rule set to determine whether this secure application can be enabled.

To find existing rule sets in the current database instance, query the DBA_DV_RULE_SET view, described in DBA_DV_RULE_SET View.

Example

BEGIN
 DBMS_MACADM.CREATE_ROLE(
  role_name      => 'Sector2_APP_MGR', 
  enabled        => DBMS_MACUTL.G_YES,
  rule_set_name  => 'Check App2 Access');
END;
/

Parent topic: DBMS_MACADM Secure Application Role Procedures

DELETE_ROLE Procedure

The DELETE_ROLE procedure deletes an Oracle Database Vault secure application role.

Syntax

DBMS_MACADM.DELETE_ROLE(
  role_name IN VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 18-2 DELETE_ROLE Parameter

Parameter Description

role_name

Role name.

To find existing secure application roles in the current database instance, query the DBA_DV_ROLE view, described in DBA_DV_ROLE View.

Example

EXEC DBMS_MACADM.DELETE_ROLE('SECT2_APP_MGR');

Parent topic: DBMS_MACADM Secure Application Role Procedures

RENAME_ROLE Procedure

The RENAME_ROLE procedure renames an Oracle Database Vault secure application role. The name change takes effect everywhere the role is used.

Syntax

DBMS_MACADM.RENAME_ROLE(
  role_name      IN VARCHAR2, 
  new_role_name  IN VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 18-3 RENAME_ROLE Parameters

Parameter Description

role_name

Current role name.

To find existing secure application roles in the current database instance, query the DBA_DV_ROLE view, described in DBA_DV_ROLE View.

new_role_name

Role name, up to 128 characters, with no spaces. Ensure that this name follows the standard Oracle naming conventions for role creation described in Oracle Database SQL Language Reference. In a multitenant environment, prepend the role name with c## or C##.

Example

BEGIN
 DBMS_MACADM.RENAME_ROLE(
  role_name      => 'SECT2_APP_MGR', 
  new_role_name  => 'SECT2_SYSADMIN');
END;
/

Parent topic: DBMS_MACADM Secure Application Role Procedures

UPDATE_ROLE Procedure

The UPDATE_ROLE procedure updates a Oracle Database Vault secure application role.

Syntax

DBMS_MACADM.UPDATE_ROLE(
  role_name      IN VARCHAR2, 
  enabled        IN VARCHAR2, 
  rule_set_name  IN VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 18-4 UPDATE_ROLE Parameters

Parameter Description

role_name

Role name.

To find existing secure application roles in the current database instance, query the DBA_DV_ROLE view, described in DBA_DV_ROLE View.

enabled

DBMS_MACUTL.G_YES (Yes) makes the role available for enabling; DBMS_MACUTL.G_NO (No) prevents the role from being enabled.

The default for enabled is the previously set value, which you can find by querying the DBA_DV_ROLE data dictionary view.

rule_set_name

Name of rule set to determine whether this secure application can be enabled.

To find existing rule sets in the current database instance, query the DBA_DV_RULE_SET view, described in DBA_DV_RULE_SET View.

Example

BEGIN
 DBMS_MACADM.UPDATE_ROLE(
  role_name      => 'SECT2_SYSADMIN', 
  enabled        => DBMS_MACUTL.G_YES, 
  rule_set_name  => 'System Access Controls');
END;
/

Parent topic: DBMS_MACADM Secure Application Role Procedures

DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES Secure Application Role Procedure and Function

The DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES package checks the authorization for users and sets Oracle Database Vault secure application roles.

The DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES package is available to all users.

  • CAN_SET_ROLE Function
    The CAN_SET_ROLE function checks if the user invoking the method is authorized to use an Oracle Database Vault secure application role.
  • SET_ROLE Procedure
    The SET_ROLE procedure issues the SET ROLE PL/SQL statement for specified roles.

Parent topic: Oracle Database Vault Secure Application Role APIs

CAN_SET_ROLE Function

The CAN_SET_ROLE function checks if the user invoking the method is authorized to use an Oracle Database Vault secure application role.

The authorization is determined by checking the rule set associated with the role. The return type is BOOLEAN.

Syntax

DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES.CAN_SET_ROLE(
  p_role IN VARCHAR2)
RETURN BOOLEAN;

Parameters

Table 18-5 CAN_SET_ROLE Parameter

Parameter Description

p_role

Role name.

To find existing secure application roles in the current database instance, query the DBA_DV_ROLE view, described in DBA_DV_ROLE View.

Example

SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
BEGIN
 IF DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES.CAN_SET_ROLE('SECTOR2_APP_MGR')
  THEN DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('''SECTOR2_APP_MGR'' can be enabled.');
 END IF;
END;
/

Parent topic: DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES Secure Application Role Procedure and Function

SET_ROLE Procedure

The SET_ROLE procedure issues the SET ROLE PL/SQL statement for specified roles.

This procedure includes both Oracle Database Vault secure application roles and regular Oracle Database roles in its checking process.

This procedure sets an Oracle Database Vault secure application role only if the rule set that is associated with the role evaluates to true. Before SET ROLE is issued, the CAN_SET_ROLE method is called to check the rule set associated with the role. Run-time rule set behavior such as auditing, failure processing, and event handling occur during this process.

The SET_ROLE procedure is available to the general database account population.

Syntax

DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES.SET_ROLE(
  p_role IN VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 18-6 SET_ROLE Parameter

Parameter Description

p_role

Role names. You can enter multiple roles, separated by commas (,), including secure application roles and regular roles.

To find existing secure application roles in the current database instance, query the DBA_DV_ROLE view, described in DBA_DV_ROLE View.

To find all of the existing roles in the database, query the DBA_ROLES data dictionary view, described in Oracle Database Reference.

Example

EXEC DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES.SET_ROLE('SECTOR2_APP_MGR, APPS_MGR');

You can enter the name of the role in any case (for example, Sector2_APP_MGR).

Parent topic: DBMS_MACSEC_ROLES Secure Application Role Procedure and Function