Welcome to the Oracle Database Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide for the 12c Release 1 (12.1) Oracle Database.
Oracle Database contains a comprehensive suite of security features that protect your data. These features include database privileges, roles, and integration with the Oracle Identity Management infrastructure for identity management services. Identity management refers to the process by which the complete security lifecycle—account creation, suspension, modification, and deletion—for network entities is managed by an organization.
The Oracle Database Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide describes how to implement, configure, and administer Oracle Database users in Oracle Internet Directory, the directory service provided by the Oracle Identity Management platform.
This preface contains these topics: