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		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 Database 11g Installation STIG	2016-06-15

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.