Oracle Adds Database Crypto Assessment for Quantum Readiness

Oracle added a cryptography assessment for database customers as Vipin Samar, the company’s senior vice president of software engineering for database security, warned attackers may collect encrypted data for decryption by future quantum computers. Oracle introduced Cryptographic Posture Assessment in Oracle Data Safe on Oct. 26. The feature provides fleetwide findings and details for each registered database. It checks algorithms, protocols, key lengths and certificate expiration dates, along with encryption for stored data, network connections, backups and exports. The results show whether databases use FIPS mode and how ready they are for post-quantum cryptography.