Oracle DBMS_XS_PRINCIPALS
Version 26ai

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Purpose Real Application Security
AUTHID CURRENT_USER
Dependencies
XS_PRINCIPAL    
Documented Yes
First Available 11.2
Security Model Owned by SYS with EXECUTE granted to the DBA role
Source {ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/prvtkzrxu.plb
Subprograms
 
SET_PASSWORD
Sets the schema password for a Principal dbms_xs_principals.set_password(
username  IN VARCHAR2,
password  IN VARCHAR2,
type      IN BINARY_INTEGER,
opassword IN VARCHAR2);
-- modified and simplified from the Oracle docs

BEGIN
  sys.xs_principal.create_role(name => 'Americas_sales', enabled => TRUE);
  sys.xs_principal.create_user(name =>' C##APPLIC', schema => 'SH');
  sys.dbms_xs_principals.set_password('C##APPLIC', "N0wAy8$", xs_principal.xs_sha512);
  sys.xs_principal.grant_roles('C##APPLIC', 'Americas_sales');
END;
/

PL/SQL procedure completed successfully.
 
SET_VERIFIER
Creates a verifier for a Principal dbms_xs_principals.set_verifier(
username IN VARCHAR2,
verifier IN VARCHAR2,
type     IN PLS_INTEGER := XS_SHA512);
SELECT standard_hash('ZZYZX'');

STANDARD_HASH('ZZYZX')
----------------------------------------
04867015BE89A96E9FEE095F87B606595306D6AB


DECLARE
 verStr dbms_id;
BEGIN
  SELECT standard_hash('ZZYZX') INTO verStr;

  dbms_xs_principals.set_verifier('C##APPLIC', verStr);
END;
/

PL/SQL procedure completed successfully.

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