Muqthar >What if the database size is small and stored on a single or 2-disk on a >system. >The master key has to be stored on one of the disks. What if both disks are >stolen........is your database still secured? As usually it depends. If you store the wallet with auto-login, your data is no more protected. If you store the wallet without auto-login, you need the wallet's password to see the data. HTH Chris -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l