Force encrypted network traffic with Oracle thin client and jdbc?

Question

Is there a way to force encryption of network traffic (that is, result set data) using Oracle thin client and jdbc?

I understand that this can be done by setting up a java.util.Properties object and passing that to DriverManager.getConnection( String, Properties), but is there a way to specify this in the jdbc url?

I'm using a third party tool written in Java, which handles creating its own connections, so creating and passing the Properties object won't work for me.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Have a look at the Oracle JDBC documentation. There is a chapter about Client Side Security Features, that talks about using system properties to configure a Thin Driver for SSL.