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6.11. Transparent Network Service (Oracle)
Transparent Network Service (TNS) is the Oracle (version 8 or higher) networking technology that
provides a single application interface to all industry-standard networking protocols. To connect
to a database, users initiate a connect request by passing information (username and password)
along with a short name for the database service they wish to connect to.
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Revision: 17
Risk level: 4
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