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Connor McDonald

Thanks for the question, John.

Asked: September 19, 2018 - 4:08 pm UTC

Last updated: September 21, 2018 - 1:23 am UTC

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Good Afternoon,

My question is a simple one. I've wondered why Oracle decided to give the new data type the name "securefile". Is it because we can encrypt it while before with basicfile, we couldn't encrypt the LOB?

Also, why not call it "securededupfile" since it can also do deduplication? Is it because encyption is the biggest reason to use it over basicfile?

Thanks,

John

and Connor said...

My *guess* is that the primary focus was their encryption capabilities which is what lead to the name, but there is actually a *lot* more to securefiles than just that (as you've noted). There's a lot more than just de-dup as well.

Nice whitepaper here

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/secure-files/securefiles-whitepaper-2009-160970.pdf



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