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OCI Security Professional key facts & eligibility
| Conducting body | Oracle (Oracle University / Oracle Certification Program) |
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| Official website | education.oracle.com ↗ |
| Mode | The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Professional certification — validates the ability to design, implement and manage security on OCI (identity and access management, the shared-responsibility model, data protection and encryption, network security and threat detection). The exam is year-versioned (current release 1Z0-1104-25). |
| Frequency | Offered year-round via Pearson VUE, online-proctored or at a test centre. |
| Scoring & marking | The multiple-choice exam has about 50 questions in 90 minutes, with a passing score of 68%. |
| Score validity | The credential is year-versioned; Oracle refreshes it annually and retires older versions. |
| Language | English. |
Who is eligible for OCI Security Professional?
No formal prerequisite; hands-on OCI security experience and associate-level OCI knowledge are recommended.
Last verified July 2026 against Oracle — OCI Security Professional (1Z0-1104-25). Always confirm current details on the official website before you register.
OCI Security Professional section breakdown
The OCI Security Professional mock test on Wrexa Edge replicates the real exam's section structure — same names, same question count per section, same time limits. No inter-section breaks — the timer runs continuously.
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OCI Security Professional (55 Q)
Marking scheme
+1 per correct. Try your score.
Strategy: OCI Security Professional has no negative marking. Attempt every question — blank answers cost you potential marks but cannot pull your score down.
Scale: OCI Security Professional (pass 700/1000).
How OCI Security Professional is conducted
- Mode
- Test format
- Backtracking
- Mark for review
OCI Security Professional time strategy
With 55 questions in 120 minutes, you have about 131 seconds per question on average. Successful candidates aim for the following pacing on each section:
- OCI Security Professional (55 Q)
Wrexa Edge's analytics show your actual time-per-question after every mock so you can spot which sections you're losing time on.
OCI Security Professional topics covered
Across the 50 Wrexa Edge variants of OCI Security Professional, the following topics appear most often (sample distribution from one variant):
OCI Security Professional (55 Q)
- IAM & Federation · 23
- OCI Security Pro — Vault · 5
- Network Security · 4
- OCI Security Pro — Security Zones · 3
- OCI Security Pro — Bastion · 3
- OCI Security Pro — IAM Policies · 3
- OCI Security Pro — Cloud Guard · 3
- OCI Security Pro — WAF · 3
OCI Security Professional difficulty calibration
Advanced tier. Advanced-level: high-stakes exam with rigorous content depth. Expect 4-8 months of structured prep.
OCI · ~60 Q in 120m. Secure OCI — IAM, Cloud Guard, Security Zones, WAF, Vault/KMS, data protection, audit & compliance. · Official language: English.
Verified content — Wrexa Edge's OCI Security Professional bank has been deeply curated with real exam-aligned content (estimated 100% syllabus coverage).
How Wrexa Edge prepares you for OCI Security Professional
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Expert take: what OCI Security Professional really tests
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Professional certification, from Oracle, validates designing, implementing and managing security on OCI — identity and access management, the shared-responsibility model, data protection and encryption, network security and threat detection. It is year-versioned (current release 1Z0-1104-25), a multiple-choice exam of about 50 questions in 90 minutes with a passing score of 68%. It has no formal prerequisite, and Oracle refreshes it annually.
Preparation tips
- Master IAM, encryption and key management on OCI.
- Understand network security, WAF and threat detection.
- Study to the current year version.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Studying an older version’s objectives.
- Neglecting the shared-responsibility model.
OCI Security Professional study plan
A phase-by-phase roadmap from your first concept to test-ready. Stretch or compress each phase to fit the time you have before your attempt.
- IAM and shared responsibility
- Data protection and encryption
- Key management
- Network security and WAF
- Threat detection
- Compliance
- Oracle University labs
- ~50-question practice
- Aim for 68%
Where OCI Security Professional can take you
A strong OCI Security Professional result opens up these careers and higher-study paths:
- OCI security engineer
- Cloud security roles
Best books & official prep for OCI Security Professional
- OCI Security Professional learning path — Oracle University
- OCI Security practice tests — Various
Official practice: Follow the Oracle University OCI Security learning path across IAM, data protection, network security and threat detection; the pass mark is 68%.
Previous-year papers: Oracle publishes the exam topics; providers supply practice questions.
Sample OCI Security Professional practice questions
5 questions taken from the OCI Security Professional mock tests on Wrexa Edge. Try each one, then reveal the answer.
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Q1. What is a prerequisite for using Security Zones in a tenancy?
- Data Safe must be registered
- A WAF policy must exist
- A Bastion must be created
- Cloud Guard must be enabled
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Answer: D — Cloud Guard must be enabled
Security Zones depend on Cloud Guard being enabled; violations are also reported as Cloud Guard problems.
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Q2. A compliance team must forward Audit events and service logs continuously to an external SIEM. Which OCI service moves the data?
- Connector Hub to Streaming or another target
- Bastion with a port forwarding session
- Vault with a secret replication rule to another region
- Resource Manager with a drift check
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Answer: A — Connector Hub to Streaming or another target
Connector Hub (Service Connector Hub) moves logs from Logging/Audit to targets like Streaming, Object Storage or Functions for SIEM ingestion.
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Q3. An admin schedules a Vault key for deletion by mistake. What protects them?
- Deleted keys can always be undeleted later from the Audit service
- Deletion is pending for a waiting period and can be cancelled
- OCI keeps a plaintext backup of every key for recovery
- Deleting a key also re-encrypts data with a default key
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Answer: B — Deletion is pending for a waiting period and can be cancelled
Key deletion is scheduled with a waiting period (days), during which the deletion can be cancelled.
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Q4. Managed SSH sessions through OCI Bastion fail for an instance, while port forwarding works. What is a likely cause?
- The bastion was created in a regional subnet instead of an AD subnet
- The instance lacks a public IP address on its primary VNIC
- The Bastion plugin of the Oracle Cloud Agent is not enabled on the instance
- Port forwarding and managed SSH cannot exist on the same bastion
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Answer: C — The Bastion plugin of the Oracle Cloud Agent is not enabled on the instance
Managed SSH sessions need the Bastion plugin running via Oracle Cloud Agent on the target instance.
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Q5. A team may manage buckets in a compartment but only those whose name starts with "team-a". Which policy feature restricts this?
- A separate identity domain for the bucket owners
- A tag default applied to the whole compartment and its buckets
- A dynamic group that matches the bucket OCIDs
- A where clause using a target.bucket.name condition
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Answer: D — A where clause using a target.bucket.name condition
Policy conditions (where clauses) can match variables such as target.bucket.name to narrow permissions.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the OCI Security Professional exam pattern?
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Professional contains 55 questions across 1 section: OCI Security Professional (55 Q). Total duration is 120 minutes (about 131 seconds per question).
- Does OCI Security Professional have negative marking?
- No — OCI Security Professional has no negative marking. Each correct answer is worth 1 mark, so attempt every question.
- How is OCI Security Professional scored?
- Scaled score range: 100 to 1000. OCI Security Professional (pass 700/1000).
- How can I practise OCI Security Professional online for free?
- Wrexa Edge gives you a free full-length OCI Security Professional mock test — with instant scoring, detailed explanations and analytics — plus 49 more with a one-time $1.99 unlock that never expires. Start practising in under a minute, no card required.
- What is the difficulty level of OCI Security Professional?
- OCI Security Professional is rated Advanced difficulty on Wrexa Edge. Advanced-level: high-stakes exam with rigorous content depth. Expect 4-8 months of structured prep. OCI · ~60 Q in 120m. Secure OCI — IAM, Cloud Guard, Security Zones, WAF, Vault/KMS, data protection, audit & compliance. · Official language: English.
- How long is the OCI Security Professional exam?
- OCI Security Professional runs for 120 minutes total. On Wrexa Edge the timer is enforced exactly as on the real exam — including no inter-section breaks.
- What topics are covered in OCI Security Professional?
- OCI Security Professional is split into: OCI Security Professional (55 Q). Each section is timed and weighted separately. OCI · ~60 Q in 120m. Secure OCI — IAM, Cloud Guard, Security Zones, WAF, Vault/KMS, data protection, audit & compliance. · Official language: English.
- What tools or aids are allowed during OCI Security Professional?
- No special tools are required. Note: real exam is proctored — Wrexa Edge mirrors this with a webcam-based proctoring flow you can enable.
- Is the OCI Security Professional test adaptive?
- No — OCI Security Professional is a fixed-form (linear) test. Every candidate sees the same number of questions per section.
- How many OCI Security Professional mock tests does Wrexa Edge offer?
- Wrexa Edge generates 50 distinct OCI Security Professional variants — each with different question content, not just shuffled options — the first one free for everyone and 49 more with a one-time $1.99 unlock. That's 2750 unique practice questions in the real test-day interface.
- Is there a free OCI Security Professional test series 2026?
- Yes. The Wrexa Edge OCI Security Professional test series for 2026 gives you a free full-length mock test (50 in total) plus subject-wise and topic-wise tests — instant scoring and detailed analysis, no card required.
- Are OCI Security Professional previous year question–style papers included?
- Every OCI Security Professional mock is modelled on the official exam pattern and the style of previous years' papers — the same 55-question structure, sections and marking — so your practice mirrors the real paper you'll sit.
- Which is the best free OCI Security Professional mock test online?
- Wrexa Edge's OCI Security Professional mock test replicates the real exam interface, timing and marking scheme, with instant score, section-wise analysis and 50 fresh variants — a strong free choice for 2026 preparation.
- Can I take the OCI Security Professional mock test on mobile?
- Yes. OCI Security Professional mock tests run in any browser on mobile, tablet or desktop — no app or download needed. Start on your phone and your progress and analytics sync when you sign in.
- What is the OCI Security Professional syllabus?
- The OCI Security Professional syllabus maps to its 1 section: OCI Security Professional (55 Q). Wrexa Edge's mock tests cover the complete syllabus topic by topic — see the topics-covered breakdown above — so you practise every area at real exam difficulty.
- What is the eligibility for OCI Security Professional?
- No formal prerequisite; hands-on OCI security experience and associate-level OCI knowledge are recommended. Wrexa Edge focuses on realistic OCI Security Professional practice: a free full-length mock in the exact exam pattern, ready whenever you are.
- When is the OCI Security Professional exam and how should I prepare?
- Official OCI Security Professional exam dates are announced by the conducting body for each cycle — check the latest notification for the current schedule. To be ready, follow a phased study plan and take full-length timed mocks; Wrexa Edge gives you a free OCI Security Professional mock with instant scoring so you can track your readiness week by week.
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