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Purpose
Provides an interface for custom authentication for the Oracle Web Application server
AUTHID
DEFINER
Constants
Name
Data Type
Value
CUSTOM
INTEGER
4
GLOBAL
INTEGER
2
NO_CHECK
INTEGER
1
PER_PACKAGE
INTEGER
3
Dependencies
OWA
OWA_CX
OWA_UTIL
OWA_CUSTOM
Documented
Yes
First Available
8.1.7
Security Model
Owned by SYS with EXECUTE granted to PUBLIC
Source
{ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/pubsec.sql
{ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/privtext.sql
Subprograms
GET_CLIENT_HOSTNAME
Obtains the Web client's Host Name
owa_sec.get_client_hostname RETURN VARCHAR2;
Calls owa.hostname
GET_CLIENT_IP
Obtains the Web client's IP Address
owa_sec.get_client_ip RETURN owa_util.ip_address;
Calls owa.ip_address
If address is 192.168.1.118 then
ip_address(1) = 192
ip_address(2) = 169
ip_address(3) = 1
ip_address(4) = 118
set serveroutput on
DECLARE
iparray owa_util.ip_address;
BEGIN
iparray := owa_sec.get_client_ip ;
dbms_output.put_line(iparray(1));
dbms_output.put_line(iparray(2));
dbms_output.put_line(iparray(3));
dbms_output.put_line(iparray(4));
END;
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GET_PASSWORD
Obtains the Web client's password
owa_sec.get_password RETURN VARCHAR2;
Calls owa.password
GET_USER_ID
Obtain the Web client's authentication user identifier
owa_sec.get_user_id RETURN owa.user_id;
Calls owa_user_id
SET_AUTHORIZATION
Specifies the PL/SQL Agent's authorization scheme
owa_sec.set_authorization(scheme IN INTEGER);
See OWA_CUSTOM package Initialization Section (link below)
SET_PROTECTION_REALM
Specifies the dynamic page's protection real
owa_sec.set_protection_realm(realm IN VARCHAR2);
-- source code
BEGIN
owa.protection_realm := realm;
END;
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