Pete Finnigan's Oracle security weblog

Can We Remove IF Statements from PL/SQL?

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:23:03 +0100

I like PL/SQL and I am always playing around with it or writing tools for use in security audits in PL/SQL or trying to do things that are not normal with PL/SQL such as writing an interpreter. One thing I....[Read More]

Posted by Pete On 26/07/24 At 09:22 AM

Protect Your PL/SQL

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:23:03 +0100

Do you develop PL/SQL? Is your Oracle PL/SQL protected? My name is Pete Finnigan and in the next few minutes I will show you how you can protect you PL/SQL investment from theft. We can: Stop people stealing your ideas....[Read More]

Posted by Pete On 23/07/24 At 03:14 PM

Extreme PL/SQL - An Interpreter for a Simple Language

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:23:03 +0100

I talked at a high level a few weeks ago about Extreme PL/SQL and gave a brief look at an interpreter I have been creating for a simple language based on BASIC. I have been keeping notes in a Word....[Read More]

Posted by Pete On 17/07/24 At 12:00 PM

Can we Add C Style Pointers to PL/SQL?

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:23:03 +0100

In my last blog on Extreme PL/SQL I mentioned pointers in PL/SQL. PL/SQL does not support pointers or dynamic memory management in the same way that we can write in C code. In C code we can define a variable....[Read More]

Posted by Pete On 28/06/24 At 09:03 AM

Extreme PL/SQL

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:23:03 +0100

It has been a while since my last blog post here. I have not abandoned blogging. Over the last year and more I have blogged regularly and this is reflected in my Oracle ACE Pro contributions this last year. I....[Read More]

Posted by Pete On 25/06/24 At 10:04 AM

Can we Hack an Oracle APEX Application?

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:23:03 +0100

I talked recently about securing APEX and the different security angles that should be considered when securing data in application that is written using APEX and hosted in an Oracle database. There are multiple attack vectors from a web based....[Read More]

Posted by Pete On 28/05/24 At 09:35 AM

Can We Add New Language Features to PL/SQL?

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:23:03 +0100

This is a thought experiment really but is possible to do with some efforts and in a more targeted way. I have coded in PL/SQL for around 29 years and it is one of my favourite languages along with C....[Read More]

Posted by Pete On 08/05/24 At 11:20 AM

Locate an Error in Wrapped PL/SQL

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:23:03 +0100

I had a conversation a few weeks ago with someone who asked me how to find a missing table when you have a wrapped PL/SQL file and cannot see the source code and you install it and it gives an....[Read More]

Posted by Pete On 18/03/24 At 01:00 PM