SID

NUMBER

Session identifier (can be used to join this view with V$SESSION)

SERIAL#

NUMBER

Session serial number. Used to uniquely identify a session's objects. Guarantees that session-level commands are applied to the correct session objects if the session ends and another session begins with the same session ID. (Can be used to join this view with V$SESSION.)

AUTHENTICATION_TYPE

VARCHAR2(26)

How the user was authenticated:

• DATABASE - Username/password authentication

• OS - Operating system external user authentication

• NETWORK - Network protocol or ANO authentication

• PROXY - OCI proxy connection authentication

• SERVER

• PASSWORD

• EXTERNAL ADAPTERS

• INTERNAL

• GLOBAL

• EXTERNAL

• PASSWORD BASED GLOBAL USER

OSUSER

VARCHAR2(128)

External username for this database user

NETWORK_SERVICE_BANNER

VARCHAR2(4000)

Product banners for each Oracle Net service used for this connection (one row per banner)

CLIENT_CHARSET

VARCHAR2(40)

Client character set as specified in the NLS_LANG environment variable or in the OCIEnvNlsCreate() call; Unknown if the Oracle client is older than release 11.1 or the connection is through the JDBC thin driver

CLIENT_CONNECTION

VARCHAR2(13)

Client server connection flags:

• Heterogeneous

• Homogeneous

CLIENT_OCI_LIBRARY

VARCHAR2(27)

OCI client library:

• Home-based

• Full Instant Client

• XE Instant Client

• Light Weight Instant Client

• OCI

• Unknown

CLIENT_VERSION

VARCHAR2(40)

Client library version number

CLIENT_DRIVER

VARCHAR2(30)

Client driver name

CLIENT_LOBATTR

VARCHAR2(23)

Client LOB flags:

• Client Temp Lob Rfc On

• Client Temp Lob Rfc Off

CLIENT_REGID

NUMBER

Query cache registration ID sent by the client

CON_ID

NUMBER

The ID of the container to which the data pertains. Possible values include:

• 0: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to the entire CDB. This value is also used for rows in non-CDBs.

• 1: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to only the root

• n: Where n is the applicable container ID for the rows containing data