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# Preface

Welcome to Oracle Database Firewall Security Management Guide.

This section contains:

- Audience

- Documentation Accessibility

- Related Documents

- Conventions

## Audience

This guide has been written for users who are responsible for creating Oracle Database Firewall policies and monitoring SQL statement traffic. It includes the following topics:

- An introduction to the concepts and components of Oracle Database Firewall

- Details of how to plan and design a Oracle Database Firewall system

- Procedures for creating policies and monitoring SQL statement traffic

- Information on how to get the most from your system

## Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at `http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc`.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit `http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info` or visit `http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs` if you are hearing impaired.

## Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Database Firewall documentation set:

- Oracle Database Firewall Release Notes

- Oracle Database Firewall Installation Guide

- Oracle Database Firewall Administration Guide

- Oracle Database Firewall Licensing Information

- Oracle Database Firewall Analyzer Online Help

## Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention | Meaning
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boldface | Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic | Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
`monospace` | Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.