def oracle_passwd(password, salt, uppercase=True):
    """
    Reference(s):
        https://www.evilfingers.com/tools/GSAuditor.php
        http://www.notesbit.com/index.php/scripts-oracle/oracle-11g-new-password-algorithm-is-revealed-by-seclistsorg/
        http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2007/Sep/304

    >>> oracle_passwd(password='SHAlala', salt='1B7B5F82B7235E9E182C', uppercase=True)
    'S:2BFCFDF5895014EE9BB2B9BA067B01E0389BB5711B7B5F82B7235E9E182C'
    """

    binsalt = hexdecode(salt)

    retVal = "s:%s%s" % (sha1(utf8encode(password) + binsalt).hexdigest(), salt)

    return retVal.upper() if uppercase else retVal.lower()