Error
Error Code: ORA-28077

Oracle ORA-28077: Attribute Length Exceeded

📦 Oracle Database
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Description

The ORA-28077 error occurs in Oracle Database when an attribute specified within a policy expression for the SYS_SESSION_ROLES namespace exceeds the maximum allowed length. This typically happens when defining fine-grained access control policies.
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Error Message

ORA-28077: The attribute specified ( string ) exceeds the maximum length.
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Known Causes

3 known causes
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Oversized Attribute Value
The value assigned to the attribute in the policy expression is longer than the permitted maximum length, causing the policy creation or modification to fail.
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Incorrect Attribute Specification
The policy expression might be referencing an attribute that does not exist or is not valid for the SYS_SESSION_ROLES namespace, leading to an interpretation of an extremely long or undefined value.
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Policy Syntax Error
An error in the syntax of the policy expression could cause the database to misinterpret the attribute value, leading to the length check failure.
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Solutions

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