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Oracle Database Password file Usage

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I'm using Oracle Enterprise 19c Databases. I'm trying to understand the usage of password files as outlined here. I have some questions around them:

1 - Do they actually store a password for the users listed therein?

2 - Are they read by an Oracle instance when the instance starts up?

3 - If your username is in the password file does this mean you don't need to actually explicitly supply a password to logon with the SYS role you have been delegated?

4 - Are they encrypted/obfuscated and if so, how!

5 - Can they be copied to other instances?

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