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NGINX secured distribution path with GoldenGate REST API

In a previous blog, I presented how to set up a distribution path between two GoldenGate deployments both secured with NGINX. The method I used there was purely through the Web UI. But GoldenGate also exposes a full REST API, and everything you can do in the UI can be done through the API as well, which is useful for… 

MongoDB OIDC authentication with Okta

Since version 7.0.11, MongoDB natively supports OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication. This move was part of MongoDB’s cloud strategy, since cloud environments use OIDC a lot for authentication and authorization. In version 8.0, MongoDB deprecated LDAP authentication and authorization, making it clear that OIDC is the future for MongoDB authentication. In this blog, I will present how to set up OIDC… 

Automate encryption-in-transit for SQL Server

Encryption-in-transit is part of the essential security baseline for SQL Server.Without TLS, TDS packets travel in clear text across the network, making them vulnerable to interception or modification by an attacker attempting to gain access to the system.This is why TLS has become a standard in modern SQL Server architectures. In this article, we will look at how to standardize… 

Oracle Technology Roundtable for Digital Natives – Let’s have a look at AI, Cloud and HeatWave

Yesterday I participated to the Oracle Technology Roundtable for Digital Natives in Zurich. It was a good opportunity to learn more about AI, Cloud and HeatWave with the focus on very trendy features of this product: generative AI, machine learning, vector processing, analytics and transaction processing across data in Data Lake and MySQL databases. It was also great to share… 

JBoss EAP – Credential Store

In the previous blogs, I explained the difference between Credential Store and Password Vault (Credential Store vs Password Vault), and I share how to secure your sensitive strings with Password Vault. Today, one more blog to give the whole view, how to use Credential Store in JBoss EAP! What is the Credential Store? Introduced with the elytron subsystem, credential stores… 

Simulate (Transparent Tablespace Encryption) TDE on Oracle Standard Edition

by Alexandre Nestor Introduction The Oracle database Standard Edition do not have the Transparent Tablespace Encryption (TDE) feature which is a part of ASO (Advanced Security), and ASO is availabale only on Entreprise Edition version. But encryption can still be used, with a little developpement effort.$ The test platform I have an Oracle 19c SE2 version with one pdb (PDB11).…