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Using Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant

Use the Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant to open and close existing wallets, and to enable or disable secure SSL-based communications.

This chapter describes Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant, in the following sections:

• About Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant

• Starting Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant

• Enabling Automatic Login

• Disabling Automatic Login

• Changing a Wallet Password

  See Also: Chapter 18, Using Oracle Wallet Manager, for information about managing wallets with Oracle Wallet Manager.

About Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant

Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant (ELA) simplifies the use of wallets and certificates created by Oracle Wallet Manager. This login tool provides easy access to existing wallets and certificates, while masking their underlying complexity. Once users securely open their wallets using ELA, they can connect to multiple databases using SSL, without providing additional passwords. This provides strong authentication as well as single sign-on (SSO) capability.

Starting Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant

Refer to your platform-specific documentation for instructions about how to start Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant.

Enabling Automatic Login

The ELA Automatic Login feature enables applications running on a server or a client to revalidate themselves to the other end of the connection without user intervention. Users can thus obtain SSO capability, using the credentials contained in their wallets to authenticate multiple applications using SSL.

To enable secure SSL-based communications using the default wallet:

1. Choose AutoLogin > Login from the menu bar; the login dialog box appears.

2. Enter the wallet password.

3. Choose OK.

4. ELA creates an obfuscated copy of the wallet on the file system, and you are returned to the ELA window. An Autologin enabled message confirms successful connection.

Disabling Automatic Login

Use the ELA to disable single sign-on communications from server side applications to the client. To log out:

1. Choose AutoLogin > Logout from the menu bar; a dialog box displays the following warning:

   If you log out, your applications will no longer use the security credentials of your wallet.

2. Choose Yes to continue; you are returned to the ELA window. The message Autologin not enabled appears at the bottom of the window.

Changing a Wallet Password

Change a wallet password according to company policy, or whenever a password has been compromised. This procedure changes the password only for the wallet that is stored in the default wallet location. It will not change the password for the current open wallet used for SSO communication.

To change a wallet password:

1. Choose AutoLogin > Change Password from the menu bar; the Change Password dialog box appears.

2. Enter the existing password in the Old Password field.

3. Read the text that describes how to create more secure passwords, and enter the new password in the New password field.

4. Enter the new password again in the Confirm password field.

5. Choose OK to continue; a dialog box displays the message Password changed successfully.

6. Choose OK to exit this dialog box.