1Z0-997-26 Security Practice Question
You are designing a secure zero-trust architecture for database access in OCI. Developers must authenticate using short-lived tokens rather than long-term database passwords. Which OCI and database feature combination supports token-based authentication?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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OCI IAM token-based database authentication combined with Oracle Autonomous Database.
OCI IAM can integrate with Oracle Autonomous Database using OAuth2 / OpenID Connect tokens or OCI IAM database token authentication, allowing users to connect using token-based credentials.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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OCI IAM token-based database authentication combined with Oracle Autonomous Database.
Why this is correct
OCI IAM database authentication allows users and applications to authenticate to the database using OCI IAM tokens instead of database-specific passwords.
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Disabling all authentication to maximize application performance.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling authentication completely removes database security.
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Hardcoded administrator passwords stored in plain text configuration files.
Why it's wrong here
Hardcoding passwords violates security best practices.
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Using static API signing keys for database connection strings.
Why it's wrong here
API signing keys are used for REST API requests, not native database SQL connections.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Oracle exam blueprint
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