OCI-SECURITY-PROFESSIONAL: Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Security Professional

About the OCI-SECURITY-PROFESSIONAL Exam

Master the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) 2026 Security Professional exam (1Z0-1104-26) — the OCI shared security responsibility model and defense in depth, Identity and Access Management with identity domains, policies, dynamic groups and federation, network and infrastructure security with Security Lists, NSGs, Zero Trust Packet Routing and Network Firewall, application and data security with WAF, Certificates, Vault/KMS and Data Safe, cloud security posture with Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Vulnerability Scanning and Bastion, and security operations with Audit, Logging, Events and Service Connector Hub.

The complete practice exam for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Security Professional certification (exam 1Z0-1104-26, current 2026 version). It covers Understanding OCI Security Services (the shared responsibility model, defense in depth, security-first design and the OCI security service catalog), Managing Identity and Access (identity domains, users and groups, administrator delegation, federation and multi-factor authentication, IAM policy syntax and the verb hierarchy, compartments, dynamic groups, instance and resource principals, conditional policies and tag-based access control), Implementing Network, Platform and Infrastructure Security (Security Lists and Network Security Groups, gateways and route tables, private access, Zero Trust Packet Routing, OCI Network Firewall, DDoS protection and secure hybrid connectivity), Securing Applications and Data (Web Application Firewall regional and edge policies, the Certificates service and bring-your-own-CA, OCI Vault and KMS key and secret management, encryption models and Data Safe), Improving Cloud Security Posture (Cloud Guard detector and responder recipes, Security Zones, the Vulnerability Scanning Service, OS Management, Bastion and Threat Intelligence), and Managing Security Operations (the Audit service, Logging, Events and Notifications, Service Connector Hub, VCN Flow Logs and incident response) — every question a real-world OCI security scenario with full explanations.

Who Should Take This Exam?

The OCI 2026 Security Professional (1Z0-1104-26) is designed for cloud security engineers, security architects, and platform/SecOps teams who design, implement, and operate security controls on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure — across identity and access, network and infrastructure security, application and data protection, cloud security posture, and security operations. It validates hands-on security skills, so practical experience with OCI IAM, networking, and the OCI security services (Cloud Guard, Vault, WAF, Bastion, Vulnerability Scanning) is strongly recommended. It builds naturally on the OCI Foundations and Architect Associate certifications.

Prerequisites: None (OCI fundamentals plus hands-on experience with OCI IAM, networking, and security services recommended)

Typical study time: 6-10 weeks of focused study

Exam Quick Facts

Exam Domains & Weights

The OCI-SECURITY-PROFESSIONAL exam covers 6 domains. Focus your study time based on the weights below — higher-weighted domains have more exam questions.

💡 Study tip: Managing Identity and Access and Implementing Network, Platform, and Infrastructure Security carry the most weight (22% each) — start there. Understanding OCI Security Services is the lightest (8%), but it frames the whole exam, so don’t skip it — questions can come from any domain.

Practice Exam — 250 Questions

Prepare for the OCI-SECURITY-PROFESSIONAL with our 250-question practice exam covering all 6 exam domains. Every question includes detailed explanations and maps to official exam objectives.

What you get:

• ✅ Exam simulation mode with timer
• ✅ Spaced repetition for weak areas
• ✅ Detailed explanations for every question
• ✅ Progress tracking across domains
• ✅ 20 free questions — no account needed

Oracle Certification Path

Start with OCI Foundations, then Architect Associate, and advance to Architect Professional and the specialty tracks (Security, Developer, Networking, Data Science, Generative AI).

Related Oracle Certifications

If you’re studying for the OCI-SECURITY-PROFESSIONAL, you might also be interested in these Oracle certifications:

• OCI-FOUNDATIONS: Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Foundations Associate — 250 practice questions
• OCI-ARCHITECT-ASSOCIATE: Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Architect Associate — 250 practice questions
• OCI-DEVELOPER-PROFESSIONAL: Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Developer Professional — 250 practice questions

Study Tips

1. Start with the heaviest domains — focus your time where the exam focuses its questions
2. Use our practice exam — try the 20 free questions first to gauge your readiness
3. Review explanations — don’t just check if you got it right; read why each answer is correct
4. Simulate exam conditions — use the timed exam mode to practice under pressure
5. Check the official page — official exam details always have the latest objectives