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    problems with database files on encrypted disk

    Hello to everyone,

    I need to protect my database files from theft. The solution I want, is to use a virtual disk (something like TrueCrypt or PGPDisk for example) where all my data is located (not only the oracle database files).

    The problem with Oracle is that I even cannot create the new Intance. I tried on two different computers with two different Oracle versions.

    On the first first computer I have Oracle 9i and I get a media failure message in the trace file during the database creation process:
    -----------------
    KCF: write/open error block=0x1de online=1
    file=2 P:\ORACLE\MYDB\UNDOTBS01.DBF
    error=27070 txt: 'OSD-04016: Error queuing an asynchronous I/O request.
    O/S-Error: (OS 1450) Insufficient system resources exist to complete the the requested service'
    Tue Dec 06 03:10:19 2005
    Errors in file p:\oracle\mydb\bdump\mydb_dbw0_3236.trc:
    ORA-01242: data file suffered media failure: database in NOARCHIVELOG mode
    ORA-01114: IO error writing block to file 2 (block # 478)
    ORA-01110: data file 2: 'P:\ORACLE\MYDB\UNDOTBS01.DBF'
    ORA-27070: skgfdisp: async read/write failed
    ---------------

    On the second computer I installed the latest version 10g, and the database creation assistant hang when reaching 74%. I have to reset the computer.

    Thank You for any help
    andrea

    Note: I am using Windows XP SP2 and I have the disk P: where all the protected data is stored. It is years that I use this solution for all my data files without any problem. I executed scandisk and other tools on the encrypted disk and no errors are reported.

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    have you considered using transparent data encryption? It protects your data from theft even if your disks are stolen

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    Quote Originally Posted by davey23uk
    have you considered using transparent data encryption? It protects your data from theft even if your disks are stolen
    No I didnt thought about it. Sincerely I prefer to not relay on windows/oracle encryption, but I want to use just one encryption scheme/disk for all the files (not only oracle)

    Thank you for your help
    Andrea

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    doesnt seem to work though does it

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