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Increase Oracle Database security by removing passwords - is it possible?

How many times have we heard of breaches due to compromised (guessed or brute forced) passwords?

So, can we get rid of passwords from the Oracle database? Are there more secure alternatives?

Well, there are a number of extremely low-risk easy changes and various other things we can do to remove passwords. Let’s discuss password weaknesses and some alternatives for authentication. And categorize, group and rank each suggestion based on implementation risk and complexity.

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Increase Oracle Database security by removing passwords - is it possible?