DBMS service identification should be unique and clearly identifies the service.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15622	DG0104-ORACLE11	SV-24415r1_rule	DCFA-1	Low

Description
Local or network services that do not employ unique or clearly identifiable targets can lead to inadvertent or unauthorized connections.

STIG	Date
Oracle 11 Database Installation STIG	2014-01-14

Details

Check Text ( C-29309r1_chk )
Review the Oracle instance names on the DBMS host: On UNIX platforms: Solaris: cat /var/opt/oracle/oratab Other UNIX: cat /etc/oratab The format of lines in the oratab file is: sid:oracle_home_directory:Y or N The instance name is the sid. On Windows platforms: Go to Start / Administrative Tools / Services View service names that begin with "OracleService". The remainder of the service name is the instance name. Example: OracleServicesalesDB -- where salesDB is the instance name If instance names are listed and do not clearly identify the use of the instance or clearly differentiate individual instances, this is a Finding. An example of instance naming that meets the requirement: prdinv01 (Production Inventory Database #1), dvsales02 (Development Sales Database #2), orfindb1 (Oracle Financials Database #1). Examples of instance naming that do not meet the requirement: Instance1, MyInstance, orcl, 10gdb1 Interview the DBA to get an understanding of the naming scheme used to determine if the names are clear differentiations.

Check Text ( C-29309r1_chk )

Review the Oracle instance names on the DBMS host:

On UNIX platforms:
Solaris: cat /var/opt/oracle/oratab
Other UNIX: cat /etc/oratab

The format of lines in the oratab file is:
sid:oracle_home_directory:Y or N

The instance name is the sid.

On Windows platforms:
Go to Start / Administrative Tools / Services

View service names that begin with "OracleService".

The remainder of the service name is the instance name.
Example: OracleServicesalesDB -- where salesDB is the instance name

If instance names are listed and do not clearly identify the use of the instance or clearly differentiate individual instances, this is a Finding.

An example of instance naming that meets the requirement: prdinv01 (Production Inventory Database #1), dvsales02 (Development Sales Database #2), orfindb1 (Oracle Financials Database #1).

Examples of instance naming that do not meet the requirement: Instance1, MyInstance, orcl, 10gdb1

Interview the DBA to get an understanding of the naming scheme used to determine if the names are clear differentiations.

Fix Text (F-26341r1_fix)
Follow the instructions in Oracle Doc ID: 15390.1 to change the SID without re-creating the database. Set the value so that it does not identify the Oracle version and clearly identifies its purpose.