# Private Endpoint A private endpoint exposes a service through a private network path rather than a generally reachable public endpoint. ## Notebook evidence PDF page 12 of [[Scanned_20260730-1825]] includes private resources/endpoints in a comparison of Oracle database deployment, isolation, elasticity, and autonomous operation. ## Evidentiary boundary A private route narrows exposure but remains dependent on identity policy, routing, name resolution, logging, and the cloud provider's control plane. ## Source - [[Scanned_20260730-1825]], PDF page 12.