Connect Through a Proxy User Account

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If you have required privileges, it’s possible to connect as a user account without knowing or changing his password. This is called proxy connection. To authorize a user account to connect using a proxy account, use the GRANT CONNECT THROUGH clause of the ALTER USER statement.

Let’s set say we don’t know password of SCOTT user. I connect with my dba account and set “GOKHAN” user as a proxy for SCOTT:

Now we can connect using the GOKHAN proxy user:

Use the REVOKE CONNECT THROUGH clause of ALTER USER to disallow a proxy connection:

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13 Comments

  2. Matheus Sato

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    Hello,

    What are the dictionary tables related to proxy privileges ?
    How I find witch user have access to connect (as another user) using proxy?

    Best Regards,
    Matheus

  4. ahmed

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    Hi Gokhan,

    is there any way to audit “gokhan” user activities on the DB?

  5. Boris

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    Gokhan,

    I like your article and I like your CSS to show samples.  you know – text boxes with toggle/copy icons, etc.   I would like to use the same approach for my page  about Oracle VPD.  Can I use your CSS?

  6. Mehmet Simsek

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    to get the username you can use the following package:

    SYS_CONTEXT(‘USERENV’,’PROXY_USER’)

  8. kirillk2

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    Hello, how revoke privilege “alter user <current_schema_client>” from logged proxy user?

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