How to configure the wallet for Oracle in a cluster with grid infrastructure

In this document, you’ll find a step-by-step guide on how to configure the Oracle server to be used in a cluster with grid infrastructure.

It’ll take five steps to configure the Oracle database to be accessible via Database Proxy in senhasegura, this document is the first step.

Requirements

• Oracle DB Server configured with minimum version 19.0.0.0.0
• Server with ORAPKI installed to create Wallets.
• Connectivity of the user's workstation with senhasegura on ports 1521 and 2484.
• Database client installed.
  • Dbeaver, minimum version: 23.1.0
  • SQLPlus, minimum version: 21.0.0.0.0
  • SQL Developer, minimum version: 23.1.0.097
• Don’t have filters enabled for the certificate.

Configure the wallet for Clustered Oracle

Oracle GRID has problems with certificates generated via openssl that need to be signed by a CA due to the parameter set_serial, which is mandatory but creates an inconsistency in the identification of the CN.

Therefore, when this scenario occurs, it’s recommended that self-signed certificates be created for the database credential.

To configure the server wallet and enable TCPS, perform the steps below with a grid user:

Create a Server Wallet

It’ll only be necessary to perform this step if there is no wallet.

orapki wallet create -wallet <ORACLE_WALLET_DIR> -pwd <ORACLE_WALLET_PASS> -auto_login

Add a self-signed certificate to the wallet

orapki wallet add -wallet <ORACLE_WALLET_DIR> -pwd <ORACLE_WALLET_PASS> -dn "CN=<ORACLE_SERVER>" -keysize 2048 -self_signed -validity 3650

Check wallet certificates

orapki wallet display -wallet <ORACLE_WALLET_DIR>

Create self-signed certificate from DB credential

openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -sha256 -days 3650 -nodes -keyout <CREDENTIAL>.key -out <CREDENTIAL>.crt -subj "/CN=<CREDENTIAL>"

Convert the certificate to .p12

openssl pkcs12 -export -out <CREDENTIAL>.p12 -inkey <CREDENTIAL>.key -in <CREDENTIAL>.crt -passout pass:<CREDENTIAL_CERT_PASS>

Import the .p12 to the wallet

orapki wallet import_pkcs12 -pkcs12file <CREDENTIAL>.p12 -pkcs12pwd <CREDENTIAL_CERT_PASS> -wallet <ORACLE_WALLET_DIR> -pwd <ORACLE_WALLET_PASS>

Check wallet certificates

orapki wallet display -wallet <ORACLE_WALLET_DIR>

Edit the files to point to the wallet and enable TCPS

vim /u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1/network/admin/sqlnet.ora
vim /u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1/network/admin/listener.ora

Restart listeners and the Scan service

srvctl stop listener -l listener
srvctl stop scan_listener
srvctl stop scan

srvctl start scan
srvctl start scan_listener
srvctl start listener -l listener

lsnrctl status

After finishing the first step, access the How to create a senhasegura user wallet document to perform the second part and continue the configuration.

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