Examine these commands and the output used to configure Real Application Security: What does this output mean?

Question

Exhibit

Options

• AYou treated an access control list that references a non-existent policy.
• BYou created an access control list that references a non-existent realm.
• CYou created a policy that references a non-existent access control list.
• DYou created a realm and an access control list that reference a non-existent policy.
• EYou created a policy that references a non-existent realm.
• FYou created a realm that references a non-existent policy.

• A
  10% (3)
• B
  7% (2)
• D
  24% (7)
• E
  3% (1)
• F
  55% (16)

Explanation

Option F is correct because in Oracle Real Application Security, when you create a realm and specify a policy name that does not yet exist in the database, the system accepts the command but the output reflects a dangling reference - the realm was successfully created, but the policy it points to is absent. This is consistent with RAS allowing deferred or out-of-order object creation, with the output serving as a warning of the missing dependency.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A/B: These implicate an ACL as the created object - but the output shows a realm was created, not an ACL.
• C/E: These reverse the direction - a policy cannot reference an ACL or realm in RAS; the dependency flows the other way (realms and ACLs reference policies).
• D: This is almost right but overclaims - it says both a realm and an ACL were created; the output indicates only a realm was created.

Memory tip: Think of the RAS hierarchy as a chain - Policy → ACL → Realm. Realms sit at the top of the dependency chain, meaning they reference policies below them. If the policy doesn't exist yet, the realm (the top consumer) is the one left pointing at nothing - which makes F the logical answer.

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