Password-Mode Encryption RMAN Backup

May you want to restore an Oracle database Backup, in an other environment and you know data for customers should be very secure. So Oracle have many solution a secure a backup.

RMAN supports three encryption modes:

  • Transparent mode:
  • Password mode:
  • Dual mode

In our example, we will make a full database backup with the Password mode encryption.

Step 1: Connect to RMAN and set the password:

RMAN> SET ENCRYPTION ON IDENTIFIED BY "oracle_4U" only;
executing command: SET encryption

Step 2: Make a full backup

RMAN> backup database tag 'Full_encryption_Backup' ;
Starting backup at 28-OCT-20
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=57 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00001 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/system01.dbf
input datafile file number=00003 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile file number=00004 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/undotbs01.dbf
input datafile file number=00007 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/users01.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 28-OCT-20
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 28-OCT-20
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/030bs0ts_1_1 tag=FULL_ENCRYPTION_BACKUP comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
Finished backup at 28-OCT-20
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 28-OCT-20
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/c-1613867185-20201028-00 comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 28-OCT-20
RMAN>

Note: We have a full database backup encrypted with the password mode.

Enjoy!

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