Oracle Database 10g: Implementing Audit Vault

Course Description

Oracle Audit Vault is a powerful enterprise-wide audit solution to efficiently consolidate, detect, monitor, alert and report on audit data for security auditing and compliance. Oracle Audit Vault provides the ability to consolidate audit data and critical events from various systems such as databases, application servers, applications, and operating systems into a centralized and secure audit warehouse.In this course, students install Audit Vault and configure audit data sources. They learn how to manage audit settings and audit vault alerts. In addition, they learn how to use the Audit Vault Dashboard and reporting functionality. Audience Database Administrators Sales Consultants Support Engineer Technical Consultant Course Objectives Install Audit Vault Administer Audit Vault Security Configure Source Databases Configure and Manage Audit Vault Collectors Configure and Manage Audit Settings Configure and Manage Audit Vault Alerts Manage the Audit Vault Data Warehouse Use the Audit Vault Dashboard Create and View Audit Vault Reports Monitor the Audit Vault Configuration Prerequisites D17090GC30 - Oracle Database 10g: Administration Workshop I Release 2 D17092GC30 - Oracle Database 10g: Administration Workshop II Release 2 D17499GC20 - Oracle Database 10g: Security Release 2 Course Outline Introduction to Oracle Audit Vault Responding to Compliance Regulations Oracle Audit Vault Features Overview Oracle Audit Vault Architecture Overview Deploying Audit Vault Audit Vault Users Overview Installing Oracle Audit Vault Types of Audit Vault Server Installations

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 Audit Vault Server Hardware Requirements for Linux Installing the Audit Vault Server Performing an Advanced Installation of the Audit Vault Server Installing the Audit Vault Agent Installing Audit Vault in a RAC Configuration: Overview Managing the Audit Vault Console, OC4J, and Audit Vault Agent Administering Audit Vault Security Oracle Audit Vault Security Components Integration with Oracle Database Vault Managing Users and Roles in the Audit Vault Server Managing User Authentication Metadata Securing Audit Vault Server and Audit Vault Agent Communication Securing the HTTP-Based Communication Channel Setting Encryption Parameters on the Audit Vault Server and Agent Hosts Configuring Sources and Collectors Overview of Oracle Database Collectors: DBAUD, OSAUD, and REDO Configuring Source Databases Creating Audit Vault Users in the Source Database Creating Users in the Audit Vault Server Database Configuring and Starting Collectors Starting the Audit Vault Agent Viewing Collector Information in the Audit Vault Console Managing Audit Settings Understanding Oracle Database Auditing Enabling Auditing on the Source Database Using Audit Vault Console to Manage Audit Settings Retrieving Audit Settings Applying Audit Settings to the Source Database Exporting Audit Settings to a File Viewing Audit Event Category Information Configuring Alerts Understanding Audit Vault Alerts Enabling and Disabling Alert Processing Creating an Alert Rule Specifying Basic and Advanced Alert Conditions Viewing Alert Information in the Audit Vault Console Managing the Audit Vault Data Warehouse Audit Vault Data Warehouse Understanding Data Warehouse Dimensions Scheduling Data Warehouse Operations Configuring the Data Warehouse Refresh Schedule Configuring the Data Warehouse Retention Time Refreshing the Data Warehouse Purging the Data Warehouse

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 Using Audit Vault Reports Using the Audit Vault Overview Page (Dashboard) Viewing Activity Reports Viewing Alert Reports Creating User-Defined Reports Creating Custom Reports Managing Your Audit Vault Configuration Monitoring the SYSAUX Tablespace Monitoring the Archived Redo Log Destination Using AVCTL to the View the Status of Audit Vault Components Managing the Audit Vault Server and Audit Vault Agent Log Files Updating the Audit Vault Wallets

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