@@ -7115,6 +7115,12 @@ Then set the environment variable [`TNS_ADMIN`][8] to that directory
71157115name. For example, if the file `/etc/my-oracle-config/tnsnames.ora`
71167116is being used, set `TNS_ADMIN` to `/etc/my-oracle-config`.
71177117
7118+ The wallet configuration file `cwallet.sso` can be located with, or separately
7119+ from, the `tnsnames.ora` and `sqlnet.ora` files. It should be securely stored.
7120+ The `sqlnet.ora` file's `WALLET_LOCATION` path should be set to the directory
7121+ containing `cwallet.sso`. For Oracle Autonomous Database use of wallets, see
7122+ [Connecting to Oracle Autonomous Database](#connectionadb).
7123+
71187124#### <a name="oraaccess"></a> 14.1.3. Optional Oracle Client Configuration
71197125
71207126If the Oracle Client Libraries used by node-oracledb are version 12,
@@ -8887,11 +8893,18 @@ For node-oracledb, only these files from the zip are needed:
88878893
88888894- `tnsnames.ora` - Maps net service names used for application connection strings to your database services
88898895- `sqlnet.ora` - Configures Oracle Network settings
8890- - `cwallet.sso` - Enables SSL/TLS connections
8896+ - `cwallet.sso` - Enables SSL/TLS connections. Note the cloud wallet does not contain a database username or password.
88918897
88928898The other files and the wallet password are not needed.
88938899
88948900Place these files as shown in [Optional Oracle Net Configuration](#tnsadmin).
8901+ The `sqlnet.ora` file contains a `WALLET_LOCATION` path to the directory where
8902+ `cwallet.sso` will be read from. By default this path is `"?/network/admin"`.
8903+ This path maps to the `network/admin` subdirectory of Oracle Instant Client , or
8904+ to the `$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin` subdirectory (when node-oracledb is linked
8905+ with the client libraries from a full client or database installation). If
8906+ `cwallet.sso` is in a different location, then you will need to edit the path in
8907+ `sqlnet.ora` and set it to the directory containing `cwallet.sso`.
88958908
88968909##### Run Your Application
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