The sqinet.oia file on the client contains this parameter setting: SQLNET.ENCRYPTION_CLIEKT = REQUESTED What value for the parameter sQLNET.ENCRYPTION _server in the sqlnet.ora file on the server…

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Options

• AREQUESTED
• BACCEPTED
• CREQUIRED
• DREJECTED

• A
  10% (3)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  84% (26)

Explanation

D (REJECTED) is correct because Oracle Net negotiates encryption by pairing both sides' settings. When the client is set to REQUESTED (meaning "I prefer encryption but won't insist"), a server value of REJECTED causes the server to refuse encryption outright - and since the client isn't requiring it, the connection proceeds unencrypted rather than failing.

Why the distractors fail:

• A (REQUESTED): When both sides request encryption, Oracle honors both preferences and encryption is enabled.
• B (ACCEPTED): ACCEPTED means the server will use encryption if the other side asks - and since the client is REQUESTED, encryption gets enabled.
• C (REQUIRED): The server mandates encryption regardless of what the client wants, so encryption is enforced.

Memory tip: Think of the negotiation as a handshake where the client is "politely asking." REQUESTED = "Please encrypt?" - REJECTED = "No." Since the client was only asking and not demanding, the connection still happens, just without encryption. Any server value that agrees (ACCEPTED, REQUESTED) or demands (REQUIRED) will result in encryption being used.

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