Conclusion The proposed signature is tailor-made for layout database file integrity control. It is secure, reliable and, most important, focuses on what really matters –– the geometric description.

Control Files know the location of Tablespace Files and Online and Archive Redo Logs. Configuration Files define the Oracle initialization parameters associated with the database.

Unstructured data is information comprised of disparate files like documents, images, and spreadsheets stored on file servers, NAS devices, and semi-structured repositories like SharePoint.

In a modern collaborative business environment, shared ownership of files and folders, while encouraged for productivity's sake, must still be controlled and maintained.