Data Encryption The Oracle data provider supports transparent data encryption and tablespace encryption when connected to an Oracle 11g or higher database that has these features enabled. The Oracle data provider can also be used with Oracle’s SECUREFILES LOB storage mechanism, which was introduced in Oracle 11g. See “Data Encryption Across the Network” for more information. Configuring SSL Encryption NOTE: Connection hangs can occur when the data provider is configured for SSL and the database server does not support SSL. You may want to set a login timeout using the ConnectionTimeout property to avoid problems when connecting to a server that does not support SSL. To configure SSL encryption: 1 Set the Encryption Method connection string option to SSL. 2 To validate certificates sent by the database server, set the Validate Server Certificate connection string option to True. 3 Optionally, set the Host Name In Certificate connection string option to a host name to be used to validate the certificate. The Host Name In Certificate connection string option provides additional security against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks by ensuring that the server the data provider is connecting to is the server that was requested.