Part III

Connection and Security

This part consists of chapters that discuss the use of data sources and URLs to connect to the database. It also includes chapters that discuss the security features supported by the Oracle Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Oracle Call Interface (OCI) and Thin drivers, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support in JDBC Thin driver, and middle-tier authentication through proxy connections.

Part III contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 9, "Data Sources and URLs"

• Chapter 10, "JDBC Client-Side Security Features"

• Chapter 11, "SSL Support"

• Chapter 12, "Proxy Authentication"