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Asked: 2010-06-06 03:55:01 +0800 CST

Difference between IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY and IDENTIFIED GLOBALLY in Oracle

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What's meaning of IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY and IDENTIFIED GLOBALLY respectively? I'm now puzzled by their concepts. Thanks in advance.

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    IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY is used for OS authentication

    IDENTIFIED GLOBALLY is used for OID authentication(also known as EUS)

    Both of these mean that password management is done outside the database.

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