7 Frequently Asked Questions

This section includes a number of specific questions related to security that are frequently asked by prospects, customers and implementers.

Question Answer

Does Integration Cloud Service support data encryption?

Yes. Sensitive Personal Data is stored in encrypted tablespace. All data is encrypted in transit, Integration Cloud Service uses TLS for secure transport of data.

Does Integration Cloud Service provide network segregation?

Yes. The Oracle Cloud network is isolated from the Oracle corporate network. Customer instances are separated down to the VLAN level.

Does Integration Cloud Service provide secure backups?

Yes. Backup is a standard process for the Integration Cloud Service. Database and application servers backed up both incrementally (daily) and fully (weekly). Backups are stored for at least 60 days.

Does Integration Cloud Service provide centralized logging?

Yes. All application and infrastructure logs are forwarded to a centralized Security Information and Event Management system.

Does Integration Cloud Service provide antivirus?

Yes. All files uploaded into Integration Cloud Service are scanned by antivirus and anti-malware software. All hosts in the cloud service are regularly patched with the latest critical patch updates.

Does Integration Cloud Service provide strong authentication options such as 2-factor, one-time Password?

Multi-Factor Authentication is an option if a customer chooses to license the Standard Tier of OCI IAM.

Does Integration Cloud Service include a configurable warning banner which is presented upon login?

Terms of Use is an option if a customer chooses to license the Standard Tier of OCI IAM. It presents disclaimers and acceptable use policies to users.

Does Integration Cloud Service implement access lists to secure each tier of the solution?

Yes. Communication between tiers within Integration Cloud Service is limited by subnet ingress security lists.

Does Integration Cloud Service include and support the capability to change default account passwords?

All user password management occurs in OCI IAM.

Does Integration Cloud Service support Roles with defined access levels?

Yes. Oracle Retail Enterprise roles span Oracle Retail applications. Within Integration Cloud Service, privileges and duties can be assigned to roles to define what is accessible to certain types of users.

Does Integration Cloud Service support synchronizing with an external time source?

All hosts within the solution are synchronized to the same time source.

Does Integration Cloud Service provide strong password options such as complexity, history, aging, account lockout.

OCI IAM provides robust password policy management functionality. When a user creates a password, OCI IAM validates the password against the password policies. More information about password policies is available at

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/identity-cloud/uaids/manage-oracle-identity-cloud-service-password-policies1.html