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1Z0-083 · Question #250

Oracle Data Redaction is active on the SCOTT.EMP table. You queried the table twice. SQL> SELECT ENAME, SAL, COMM, MGR, HIREDATE FROM EMP WHERE DEPTNO=30; SQL> SELECT ENAME, SAL, COMM, MGR, HIREDATE…

The correct answer is C. RANDOM redaction is active on the HIREDATE column. Option C is correct because Oracle Data Redaction does not support PARTIAL redaction on DATE columns - only character and numeric types are eligible for partial masking. Since HIREDATE is a DATE, PARTIAL is impossible (eliminating E), and FULL redaction on a date always returns…

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Oracle Data Redaction is active on the SCOTT.EMP table. You queried the table twice. SQL> SELECT ENAME, SAL, COMM, MGR, HIREDATE FROM EMP WHERE DEPTNO=30; SQL> SELECT ENAME, SAL, COMM, MGR, HIREDATE FROM EMP WHERE DEPTNO=30; Which is guaranteed to be true concerning the redaction policy?

Exhibits

1Z0-083 question #250 exhibit 1
1Z0-083 question #250 exhibit 2

Options

  • AFULL redaction is active on the SAL column
  • BRANDOM redaction is active on the MGR column
  • CRANDOM redaction is active on the HIREDATE column
  • DPARTIAL redaction is active on the MGR column.
  • EPARTIAL redaction is active of the HIREDATE column.

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    23% (9)
  • C
    63% (25)
  • D
    8% (3)
  • E
    3% (1)

Explanation

Option C is correct because Oracle Data Redaction does not support PARTIAL redaction on DATE columns - only character and numeric types are eligible for partial masking. Since HIREDATE is a DATE, PARTIAL is impossible (eliminating E), and FULL redaction on a date always returns the same fixed value (01-JAN-01), meaning it would look identical across both queries. The only redaction type on a DATE column that produces different values between successive queries is RANDOM - which is exactly what two runs of the same query can reveal. Options A, B, and D are not "guaranteed" because SAL and MGR are numeric columns that could legitimately have FULL, PARTIAL, or RANDOM redaction applied; nothing in the scenario rules those types in or out for those columns.

Memory tip: "DATE columns can't be PARTially hidden - they go RANDOM or FULL." Whenever you see a DATE column as an answer choice paired with PARTIAL redaction, eliminate it immediately.

Topics

#Data Redaction#RANDOM redaction#Security policies#Redaction types

Community Discussion

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Toby R.Toby R.Nov 28, 2025

This one tripped me up for a second because I was focused on SAL and almost picked A, but then I remembered that RANDOM redaction is the only type that produces different output each time you run the same query, and since HIREDATE is a date column where you cannot apply PARTIAL redaction natively without extra config, C is the only option that is guaranteed just from the fact that two identical queries would return different masked values for that column. Locked in C and moved on.

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