My post long ago just about that :) http://gplivna.blogspot.com/2009/01/security-through-obscurity-object-names.html Gints 2014-12-16 22:22 GMT+02:00 Orlando L <oralrnr@xxxxxxxxx>: > List > > We have a 9i system and I came across a table like this: > > SQL> select owner, object_name, object_type, status from dba_objects where > object_name like 'WHI%'; > OWNER OBJECT_NAME OBJECT_TYPE STATUS > --------------- ------------------------- ------------------ ------- > ABCDEFG WHI Unique TABLE VALID > SQL> > > Never seen any table with a space in the name. Has anyone seen similar > stuff? Why would the third party vendor name this way. I have to double > quote the name to query and desc. > > OL. > > > > >