How to fix the Oracle error ORA-28234: key length too short?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-28234: key length too short with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-28234: key length too short

Reason for the Error ORA-28234: key length too short

The key specified is too short for the algorithm. DES requires a key of at least 8 bytes. Triple DES requires a key of least 16 bytes in two-key mode and 24 bytes in three-key mode.

How to fix the Error ORA-28234: key length too short ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Specify a longer key.