Oracle Database B10772-01 Administrator's Manual page 135

Create the RADIUS Secret Key File on the Oracle Database Server
Obtain the RADIUS secret key from the RADIUS server. For each RADIUS
1.
client, the administrator of the RADIUS server creates a shared secret key,
which must be longer than 16-characters.
On the Oracle database server, create a directory:
2.
(UNIX)
$ORACLE_HOME/network/security
(Windows)
ORACLE_HOME\network\security
Create the file
3.
radius.key
server. Place the file in the directory you just created in Step 2.
Copy the shared secret key and paste it (and nothing else) into the
4.
file created on the Oracle database server.
For security purposes, change the file permission of radius.key to read only,
5.
accessible only by the Oracle owner (Oracle relies on the file system to keep this
file secret).
The RADIUS server administration documentation, for
See Also:
information about obtaining the secret key
Configure RADIUS Parameters on the Server (sqlnet.ora file)
Use Oracle Net Manager to configure RADIUS parameters on the server (See
"Starting Oracle Net Manager"
Navigate to the Oracle Advanced Security profile. (See
1.
Oracle Advanced Security Profile"
tabbed window appears
Choose the Authentication tab.
2.
From the Available Methods list, select RADIUS.
3.
Move RADIUS to the Selected Methods list by choosing the right-arrow [>].
4.
To arrange the selected methods in order of desired use, select a method in the
5.
Selected Methods list, and choose Promote or Demote to position it in the list.
For example, if you want RADIUS to be the first service used, put it at the top of
the list.
Choose the Other Params tab. The Other Params window appears
6.
Enabling RADIUS Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
to hold the shared secret copied from the RADIUS
on page 2-2):
on page 2-3) The Oracle Advanced Security
(Figure 5–4).
Configuring RADIUS Authentication 5-11
radius.key
"Navigating to the
(Figure 5–5):