210-260 V11.02
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: 210-260
Title
: Implementing Cisco
Network Security
Version : V11.02
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6.Which three ESP fields can be encrypted during transmission? (Choose three.)
A. Security Parameter Index
B. Sequence Number
C. MAC Address
D. Padding
E. Pad Length
F. Next Header
Answer: D,E,F
7.What are two default Cisco IOS privilege levels? (Choose two.)
A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. 7
E. 10
F. 15
Answer: B,F
8.Which two authentication types does OSPF support? (Choose two.)
A. plaintext
B. MD5
C. HMAC
D. AES 256
E. SHA-1
F. DES
Answer: A,B
9.Which two features do CoPP and CPPr use to protect the control plane? (Choose two.)
A. QoS
B. traffic classification
C. access lists
D. policy maps
E. class maps
F. Cisco Express Forwarding
Answer: A,B
10.Which two statements about stateless firewalls are true? (Choose two.)
A. They compare the 5-tuple of each incoming packet against configurable rules.
B. They cannot track connections.
C. They are designed to work most efficiently with stateless protocols such as HTTP or HTTPS.
D. Cisco IOS cannot implement them because the platform is stateful by nature.
E. The Cisco ASA is implicitly stateless because it blocks all traffic by default.
Answer: A,B
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11.Which three statements about host-based IPS are true? (Choose three.)
A. It can view encrypted files.
B. It can have more restrictive policies than network-based IPS.
C. It can generate alerts based on behavior at the desktop level.
D. It can be deployed at the perimeter.
E. It uses signature-based policies.
F. It works with deployed firewalls.
Answer: A,B,C
12.What three actions are limitations when running IPS in promiscuous mode? (Choose three.)
A. deny attacker
B. deny packet
C. modify packet
D. request block connection
E. request block host
F. reset TCP connection
Answer: A,B,C
13.When an IPS detects an attack, which action can the IPS take to prevent the attack from spreading?
A. Deny the connection inline.
B. Perform a Layer 6 reset.
C. Deploy an antimalware system.
D. Enable bypass mode.
Answer: A
14.What is an advantage of implementing a Trusted Platform Module for disk encryption?
A. It provides hardware authentication.
B. It allows the hard disk to be transferred to another device without requiring re-encryption.dis
C. It supports a more complex encryption algorithm than other disk-encryption technologies.
D. It can protect against single points of failure.
Answer: A
15.What is the purpose of the Integrity component of the CIA triad?
A. to ensure that only authorized parties can modify data
B. to determine whether data is relevant
C. to create a process for accessing data
D. to ensure that only authorized parties can view data
Answer: A
16.In a security context, which action can you take to address compliance?
A. Implement rules to prevent a vulnerability.
B. Correct or counteract a vulnerability.
C. Reduce the severity of a vulnerability.
D. Follow directions from the security appliance manufacturer to remediate a vulnerability.
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Answer: A
17.Which type of secure connectivity does an extranet provide?
A. other company networks to your company network
B. remote branch offices to your company network
C. your company network to the Internet
D. new networks to your company network
Answer: A
18.Which tool can an attacker use to attempt a DDoS attack?
A. botnet
B. Trojan horse
C. virus
D. adware
Answer: A
19.What type of security support is provided by the Open Web Application Security Project?
A. Education about common Web site vulnerabilities.
B. A Web site security framework.
C. A security discussion forum for Web site developers.
D. Scoring of common vulnerabilities and exposures.
Answer: A
20.What type of attack was the Stuxnet virus?
A. cyber warfare
B. hacktivism
C. botnet
D. social engineering
Answer: A
21.What type of algorithm uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt data?
A. a symmetric algorithm
B. an asymmetric algorithm
C. a Public Key Infrastructure algorithm
D. an IP security algorithm
Answer: A
22.Refer to the exhibit.
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How many times was a read-only string used to attempt a write operation?
A. 9
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3
E. 2
Answer: A
23.Refer to the exhibit.
24.How does the Cisco ASA use Active Directory to authorize VPN users?
A. It queries the Active Directory server for a specific attribute for the specified user.
B. It sends the username and password to retrieve an ACCEPT or REJECT message from the Active
Directory server.
C. It downloads and stores the Active Directory database to query for future authorization requests.
D. It redirects requests to the Active Directory server defined for the VPN group.
Answer: A
25.Which statement about Cisco ACS authentication and authorization is true?
A. ACS servers can be clustered to provide scalability.
B. ACS can query multiple Active Directory domains.
C. ACS uses TACACS to proxy other authentication servers.
D. ACS can use only one authorization profile to allow or deny requests.
Answer: A
26.Refer to the exhibit.
If a supplicant supplies incorrect credentials for all authentication methods configured on the switch, how
will the switch respond?
A. The supplicant will fail to advance beyond the webauth method.
B. The switch will cycle through the configured authentication methods indefinitely.
C. The authentication attempt will time out and the switch will place the port into the unauthorized state.
D. The authentication attempt will time out and the switch will place the port into VLAN 101.
Answer: A
27.Which EAP method uses Protected Access Credentials?
A. EAP-FAST
B. EAP-TLS
C. EAP-PEAP
D. EAP-GTC
Answer: A
28.What is one requirement for locking a wired or wireless device from ISE?
A. The ISE agent must be installed on the device.
B. The device must be connected to the network when the lock command is executed.
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D. It defines IKE policy for traffic sourced from 10.100.100.0/24 with a destination of 10.10.10.0/24.
Answer: A
33.Refer to the exhibit.
While troubleshooting site-to-site VPN, you issued the show crypto isakmp sa command. What does the
given output show?
A. IPSec Phase 1 is established between 10.10.10.2 and 10.1.1.5.
B. IPSec Phase 2 is established between 10.10.10.2 and 10.1.1.5.
C. IPSec Phase 1 is down due to a QM_IDLE state.
D. IPSec Phase 2 is down due to a QM_IDLE state.
Answer: A
34.Refer to the exhibit.
While troubleshooting site-to-site VPN, you issued the show crypto ipsec sa command. What does the
given output show?
A. IPSec Phase 2 is established between 10.1.1.1 and 10.1.1.5.
B. ISAKMP security associations are established between 10.1.1.5 and 10.1.1.1.
C. IKE version 2 security associations are established between 10.1.1.1 and 10.1.1.5.
D. IPSec Phase 2 is down due to a mismatch between encrypted and decrypted packets.
Answer: A
35.After reloading a router, you issue the dir command to verify the installation and observe that the
image file appears to be missing. For what reason could the image file fail to appear in the dir output?
A. The secure boot-image command is configured.
B. The secure boot-comfit command is configured.
C. The confreg 0x24 command is configured.
D. The reload command was issued from ROMMON.
Answer: A
36.What is the effect of the send-lifetime local 23:59:00 31 December 31 2013 infinite command?
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A. It configures the device to begin transmitting the authentication key to other devices at 00:00:00 local
time on January 1, 2014 and continue using the key indefinitely.
B. It configures the device to begin transmitting the authentication key to other devices at 23:59:00 local
time on December 31, 2013 and continue using the key indefinitely.
C. It configures the device to begin accepting the authentication key from other devices immediately and
stop accepting the key at 23:59:00 local time on December 31, 2013.
D. It configures the device to generate a new authentication key and transmit it to other devices at
23:59:00 local time on December 31, 2013.
E. It configures the device to begin accepting the authentication key from other devices at 23:59:00 local
time on December 31, 2013 and continue accepting the key indefinitely.
F. It configures the device to begin accepting the authentication key from other devices at 00:00:00 local
time on January 1, 2014 and continue accepting the key indefinitely.
Answer: B
37.What type of packet creates and performs network operations on a network device?
A. control plane packets
B. data plane packets
C. management plane packets
D. services plane packets
Answer: A
38.An attacker installs a rogue switch that sends superior BPDUs on your network. What is a possible
result of this activity?
A. The switch could offer fake DHCP addresses.
B. The switch could become the root bridge.
C. The switch could be allowed to join the VTP domain.
D. The switch could become a transparent bridge.
Answer: B
39.In what type of attack does an attacker virtually change a device's burned-in address in an attempt to
circumvent access lists and mask the device's true identity?
A. gratuitous ARP
B. ARP poisoning
C. IP spoofing
D. MAC spoofing
Answer: D
40.What command can you use to verify the binding table status?
A. show ip dhcp snooping database
B. show ip dhcp snooping binding
C. show ip dhcp snooping statistics
D. show ip dhcp pool
E. show ip dhcp source binding
F. show ip dhcp snooping
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Answer: A
41.If a switch receives a superior BPDU and goes directly into a blocked state, what mechanism must be
in use?
A. portfast
B. EtherChannel guard
C. loop guard
D. BPDU guard
Answer: D
42.Which statement about a PVLAN isolated port configured on a switch is true?
A. The isolated port can communicate only with the promiscuous port.
B. The isolated port can communicate with other isolated ports and the promiscuous port.
C. The isolated port can communicate only with community ports.
D. The isolated port can communicate only with other isolated ports.
Answer: A
43.If you change the native VLAN on the trunk port to an unused VLAN, what happens if an attacker
attempts a double-tagging attack?
A. The trunk port would go into an error-disabled state.
B. A VLAN hopping attack would be successful.
C. A VLAN hopping attack would be prevented.
D. The attacked VLAN will be pruned.
Answer: C
44.What is a reason for an organization to deploy a personal firewall?
A. To protect endpoints such as desktops from malicious activity.
B. To protect one virtual network segment from another.
C. To determine whether a host meets minimum security posture requirements.
D. To create a separate, non-persistent virtual environment that can be destroyed after a session.
E. To protect the network from DoS and syn-flood attacks.
Answer: A
45.Which statement about personal firewalls is true?
A. They can protect a system by denying probing requests.
B. They are resilient against kernel attacks.
C. They can protect email messages and private documents in a similar way to a VPN.
D. They can protect the network against attacks.
Answer: A
46.Refer to the exhibit.
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A. The ASA will apply the actions from only the first matching class map it finds for the feature type.
B. The ASA will apply the actions from only the most specific matching class map it finds for the feature
type.
C. The ASA will apply the actions from all matching class maps it finds for the feature type.
D. The ASA will apply the actions from only the last matching class map it finds for the feature type.
Answer: A
52.For what reason would you configure multiple security contexts on the ASA firewall?
A. To separate different departments and business units.
B. To enable the use of VRFs on routers that are adjacently connected.
C. To provide redundancy and high availability within the organization.
D. To enable the use of multicast routing and QoS through the firewall.
Answer: A
53.What is an advantage of placing an IPS on the inside of a network?
A. It can provide higher throughput.
B. It receives traffic that has already been filtered.
C. It receives every inbound packet.
D. It can provide greater security.
Answer: B
54.What is the FirePOWER impact flag used for?
A. A value that indicates the potential severity of an attack.
B. A value that the administrator assigns to each signature.
C. A value that sets the priority of a signature.
D. A value that measures the application awareness.
Answer: A
55.Which FirePOWER preprocessor engine is used to prevent SYN attacks?
A. Rate-Based Prevention
B. Portscan Detection
C. IP Defragmentation
D. Inline Normalization
Answer: A
56.Which Sourcefire logging action should you choose to record the most detail about a connection?
A. Enable logging at the end of the session.
B. Enable logging at the beginning of the session.
C. Enable alerts via SNMP to log events off-box.
D. Enable eStreamer to log events off-box.
Answer: A
57.What can the SMTP preprocessor in FirePOWER normalize?
A. It can extract and decode email attachments in client to server traffic.
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Answer: A
62.Which statement about application blocking is true?
A. It blocks access to specific programs.
B. It blocks access to files with specific extensions.
C. It blocks access to specific network addresses.
D. It blocks access to specific network services.
Answer: A
63.Scenario
In this simulation, you have access to ASDM only. Review the various ASA configurations using ASDM
then answer the five multiple choice questions about the ASA SSLVPN configurations.
To access ASDM, click the ASA icon in the topology diagram.
Note: Not all ASDM functionalities are enabled in this simulation.
To see all the menu options available on the left navigation pane, you may also need to un-expand the
expanded menu first.
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Which four tunneling protocols are enabled in the DfltGrpPolicy group policy? (Choose four)
A. Clientless SSL VPN
B. SSL VPN Client
C. PPTP
D. L2TP/IPsec
E. IPsec IKEv1
F. IPsec IKEv2
Answer: A,D,E,F
Explanation:
cking one the Configuration-> Remote Access -> Clientless CCL VPN Access-> Group Policies tab you
can view the DfltGrpPolicy protocols as shown below:
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64.Scenario
In this simulation, you have access to ASDM only. Review the various ASA configurations using ASDM
then answer the five multiple choice questions about the ASA SSLVPN configurations.
To access ASDM, click the ASA icon in the topology diagram.
Note: Not all ASDM functionalities are enabled in this simulation.
To see all the menu options available on the left navigation pane, you may also need to un-expand the
expanded menu first.
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Which user authentication method is used when users login to the Clientless SSLVPN portal using
https://209.165.201.2/test?
A. AAA with LOCAL database
B. AAA with RADIUS server
C. Certificate
D. Both Certificate and AAA with LOCAL database
E. Both Certificate and AAA with RADIUS server
Answer: A
Explanation:
This can be seen from the Connection Profiles Tab of the Remote Access VPN configuration, where the
alias of test is being used,
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65.Scenario
In this simulation, you have access to ASDM only. Review the various ASA configurations using ASDM
then answer the five multiple choice questions about the ASA SSLVPN configurations.
To access ASDM, click the ASA icon in the topology diagram.
Note: Not all ASDM functionalities are enabled in this simulation.
To see all the menu options available on the left navigation pane, you may also need to un-expand the
expanded menu first.
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Which two statements regarding the ASA VPN configurations are correct? (Choose two)
A. The ASA has a certificate issued by an external Certificate Authority associated to the
ASDM_TrustPoint1.
B. The DefaultWEBVPNGroup Connection Profile is using the AAA with RADIUS server method.
C. The Inside-SRV bookmark references thehttps://192.168.1.2URL
D. Only Clientless SSL VPN access is allowed with the Sales group policy
E. AnyConnect, IPSec IKEv1, and IPSec IKEv2 VPN access is enabled on the outside interface
F. The Inside-SRV bookmark has not been applied to the Sales group policy
Answer: B,C
Explanation:
For B:
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Not A, as this is listed under the Identity Certificates, not the CA certificates:
Note E:
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66.Scenario
In this simulation, you have access to ASDM only. Review the various ASA configurations using ASDM
then answer the five multiple choice questions about the ASA SSLVPN configurations.
To access ASDM, click the ASA icon in the topology diagram.
Note: Not all ASDM functionalities are enabled in this simulation.
To see all the menu options available on the left navigation pane, you may also need to un-expand the
expanded menu first.
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When users login to the Clientless SSLVPN using https://209.165.201.2/test, which group policy will be
applied?
A. test
B. clientless
C. Sales
D. DfltGrpPolicy
E. DefaultRAGroup
F. DefaultWEBVPNGroup
Answer: C
Explanation:
First navigate to the Connection Profiles tab as shown below, highlight the one with the test alias:
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Then hit the edit button and you can clearly see the Sales Group Policy being applied.
67. SIMULATION
Scenario
Given the new additional connectivity requirements and the topology diagram, use ASDM to accomplish
the required ASA configurations to meet the requirements.
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And then check the ICMP box only as shown below, then hit Apply.
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82.A clientless SSL VPN user who is connecting on a Windows Vista computer is missing the menu
option for Remote Desktop Protocol on the portal web page. Which action should you take to begin
troubleshooting?
A. Ensure that the RDP2 plug-in is installed on the VPN gateway
B. Reboot the VPN gateway
C. Instruct the user to reconnect to the VPN gateway
D. Ensure that the RDP plug-in is installed on the VPN gateway
Answer: D
83.Which security zone is automatically defined by the system?
A. The source zone
B. The self zone
C. The destination zone
D. The inside zone
Answer: B
84.What are purposes of the Internet Key Exchange in an IPsec VPN? (Choose two.)
A. The Internet Key Exchange protocol establishes security associations
B. The Internet Key Exchange protocol provides data confidentiality
C. The Internet Key Exchange protocol provides replay detection
D. The Internet Key Exchange protocol is responsible for mutual authentication
Answer: A,D
85.Which address block is reserved for locally assigned unique local addresses?
A. 2002::/16
B. FD00::/8
C. 2001::/32
D. FB00::/8
Answer: B
86.What is a possible reason for the error message?Router(config)#aaa server?% Unrecognized
command
A. The command syntax requires a space after the word server
B. The command is invalid on the target device
C. The router is already running the latest operating system
D. The router is a new device on which the aaa new-model command must be applied before continuing
Answer: D
87.Which statements about smart tunnels on a Cisco firewall are true? (Choose two.)
A. Smart tunnels can be used by clients that do not have administrator privileges
B. Smart tunnels support all operating systems
C. Smart tunnels offer better performance than port forwarding
D. Smart tunnels require the client to have the application installed locally
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Answer: A,C
88.If the native VLAN on a trunk is different on each end of the link, what is a potential consequence?
A. The interface on both switches may shut down
B. STP loops may occur
C. The switch with the higher native VLAN may shut down
D. The interface with the lower native VLAN may shut down
Answer: B
89.Which option describes information that must be considered when you apply an access list to a
physical interface?
A. Protocol used for filtering
B. Direction of the access class
C. Direction of the access group
D. Direction of the access list
Answer: C
90.Which source port does IKE use when NAT has been detected between two VPN gateways?
A. TCP 4500
B. TCP 500
C. UDP 4500
D. UDP 500
Answer: C
91.Which of the following are features of IPsec transport mode? (Choose three.)
A. IPsec transport mode is used between end stations
B. IPsec transport mode is used between gateways
C. IPsec transport mode supports multicast
D. IPsec transport mode supports unicast
E. IPsec transport mode encrypts only the payload
F. IPsec transport mode encrypts the entire packet
Answer: A,D,E
92.Which command causes a Layer 2 switch interface to operate as a Layer 3 interface?
A. no switchport nonnegotiate
B. switchport
C. no switchport mode dynamic auto
D. no switchport
Answer: D
93.Which TACACS+ server-authentication protocols are supported on Cisco ASA firewalls? (Choose
three.)
A. EAP
B. ASCII
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C. PAP
D. PEAP
E. MS-CHAPv1
F. MS-CHAPv2
Answer: B,C,E
94.Which type of IPS can identify worms that are propagating in a network?
A. Policy-based IPS
B. Anomaly-based IPS
C. Reputation-based IPS
D. Signature-based IPS
Answer: B
95.Which command verifies phase 1 of an IPsec VPN on a Cisco router?
A. show crypto map
B. show crypto ipsec sa
C. show crypto isakmp sa
D. show crypto engine connection active
Answer: C
96.What is the purpose of a honeypot IPS?
A. To create customized policies
B. To detect unknown attacks
C. To normalize streams
D. To collect information about attacks
Answer: D
97.Which type of firewall can act on the behalf of the end device?
A. Stateful packet
B. Application
C. Packet
D. Proxy
Answer: D
98.Which syslog severity level is level number 7?
A. Warning
B. Informational
C. Notification
D. Debugging
Answer: D
99.By which kind of threat is the victim tricked into entering username and password information at a
disguised website?
A. Spoofing
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B. Malware
C. Spam
D. Phishing
Answer: D
100.Which type of mirroring does SPAN technology perform?
A. Remote mirroring over Layer 2
B. Remote mirroring over Layer 3
C. Local mirroring over Layer 2
D. Local mirroring over Layer 3
Answer: C
101.Which tasks is the session management path responsible for? (Choose three.)
A. Verifying IP checksums
B. Performing route lookup
C. Performing session lookup
D. Allocating NAT translations
E. Checking TCP sequence numbers
F. Checking packets against the access list
Answer: B,D,F
102.Which network device does NTP authenticate?
A. Only the time source
B. Only the client device
C. The firewall and the client device
D. The client device and the time source
Answer: A
103.Which Cisco product can help mitigate web-based attacks within a network?
A. Adaptive Security Appliance
B. Web Security Appliance
C. Email Security Appliance
D. Identity Services Engine
Answer: B
104.Which statement correctly describes the function of a private VLAN?
A. A private VLAN partitions the Layer 2 broadcast domain of a VLAN into subdomains
B. A private VLAN partitions the Layer 3 broadcast domain of a VLAN into subdomains
C. A private VLAN enables the creation of multiple VLANs using one broadcast domain
D. A private VLAN combines the Layer 2 broadcast domains of many VLANs into one major broadcast
domain
Answer: A
105.What hash type does Cisco use to validate the integrity of downloaded images?
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A. Sha1
B. Sha2
C. Md5
D. Md1
Answer: C
106.Which Cisco feature can help mitigate spoofing attacks by verifying symmetry of the traffic path?
A. Unidirectional Link Detection
B. Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
C. TrustSec
D. IP Source Guard
Answer: B
107.What is the most common Cisco Discovery Protocol version 1 attack?
A. Denial of Service
B. MAC-address spoofing
C. CAM-table overflow
D. VLAN hopping
Answer: A
108.What is the Cisco preferred countermeasure to mitigate CAM overflows?
A. Port security
B. Dynamic port security
C. IP source guard
D. Root guard
Answer: B
109.Which option is the most effective placement of an IPS device within the infrastructure?
A. Inline, behind the internet router and firewall
B. Inline, before the internet router and firewall
C. Promiscuously, after the Internet router and before the firewall
D. Promiscuously, before the Internet router and the firewall
Answer: A
110.If a router configuration includes the line aaa authentication login default group tacacs+ enable, which
events will occur when the TACACS+ server returns an error? (Choose two.)
A. The user will be prompted to authenticate using the enable password
B. Authentication attempts to the router will be denied
C. Authentication will use the router`s local database
D. Authentication attempts will be sent to the TACACS+ server
Answer: A,B
111.Which alert protocol is used with Cisco IPS Manager Express to support up to 10 sensors?
A. SDEE
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B. Syslog
C. SNMP
D. CSM
Answer: A
112.When a switch has multiple links connected to a downstream switch, what is the first step that STP
takes to prevent loops?
A. STP elects the root bridge
B. STP selects the root port
C. STP selects the designated port
D. STP blocks one of the ports
Answer: A
113.Which type of address translation should be used when a Cisco ASA is in transparent mode?
A. Static NAT
B. Dynamic NAT
C. Overload
D. Dynamic PAT
Answer: A
114.Which components does HMAC use to determine the authenticity and integrity of a message?
(Choose two.)
A. The password
B. The hash
C. The key
D. The transform set
Answer: B,C
115.What is the default timeout interval during which a router waits for responses from a TACACS server
before declaring a timeout failure?
A. 5 seconds
B. 10 seconds
C. 15 seconds
D. 20 seconds
Answer: A
116.Which RADIUS server authentication protocols are supported on Cisco ASA firewalls? (Choose
three.)
A. EAP
B. ASCII
C. PAP
D. PEAP
E. MS-CHAPv1
F. MS-CHAPv2
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Answer: C,E,F
117.Which command initializes a lawful intercept view?
A. username cisco1 view lawful-intercept password cisco
B. parser view cisco li-view
C. li-view cisco user cisco1 password cisco
D. parser view li-view inclusive
Answer: C
118.Which countermeasures can mitigate ARP spoofing attacks? (Choose two.)
A. Port security
B. DHCP snooping
C. IP source guard
D. Dynamic ARP inspection
Answer: B,D
119.Which of the following statements about access lists are true? (Choose three.)
A. Extended access lists should be placed as near as possible to the destination
B. Extended access lists should be placed as near as possible to the source
C. Standard access lists should be placed as near as possible to the destination
D. Standard access lists should be placed as near as possible to the source
E. Standard access lists filter on the source address
F. Standard access lists filter on the destination address
Answer: B,C,E
120.Which statement about extended access lists is true?
A. Extended access lists perform filtering that is based on source and destination and are most effective
when applied to the destination
B. Extended access lists perform filtering that is based on source and destination and are most effective
when applied to the source
C. Extended access lists perform filtering that is based on destination and are most effective when applied
to the source
D. Extended access lists perform filtering that is based on source and are most effective when applied to
the destination
Answer: B
121.Which security measures can protect the control plane of a Cisco router? (Choose two.)
A. CCPr
B. Parser views
C. Access control lists
D. Port security
E. CoPP
Answer: A,E
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122.In which stage of an attack does the attacker discover devices on a target network?
A. Reconnaissance
B. Covering tracks
C. Gaining access
D. Maintaining access
Answer: A
123.Which protocols use encryption to protect the confidentiality of data transmitted between two parties?
(Choose two.)
A. FTP
B. SSH
C. Telnet
D. AAA
E. HTTPS
F. HTTP
Answer: B,E
124.What are the primary attack methods of VLAN hopping? (Choose two.)
A. VoIP hopping
B. Switch spoofing
C. CAM-table overflow
D. Double tagging
Answer: B,D
125.How can the administrator enable permanent client installation in a Cisco AnyConnect VPN firewall
configuration?
A. Issue the command anyconnect keep-installer under the group policy or username webvpn mode
B. Issue the command anyconnect keep-installer installed in the global configuration
C. Issue the command anyconnect keep-installer installed under the group policy or username webvpn
mode
D. Issue the command anyconnect keep-installer installer under the group policy or username webvpn
mode
Answer: C
126.Which type of security control is defense in depth?
A. Threat mitigation
B. Risk analysis
C. Botnet mitigation
D. Overt and covert channels
Answer: A
127.On which Cisco Configuration Professional screen do you enable AAA
A. AAA Summary
B. AAA Servers and Groups
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C. Authentication Policies
D. Authorization Policies
Answer: A
128.What are two uses of SIEM software? (Choose two.)
A. collecting and archiving syslog data
B. alerting administrators to security events in real time
C. performing automatic network audits
D. configuring firewall and IDS devices
E. scanning email for suspicious attachments
Answer: A,B
129.What are the three layers of a hierarchical network design? (Choose three.)
A. access
B. core
C. distribution
D. user
E. server
F. Internet
Answer: A,B,C
130.In which two situations should you use in-band management? (Choose two.)
A. when management applications need concurrent access to the device
B. when you require administrator access from multiple locations
C. when a network device fails to forward packets
D. when you require ROMMON access
E. when the control plane fails to respond
Answer: A,B
131.What are two ways to prevent eavesdropping when you perform device-management tasks?
(Choose two.)
A. Use an SSH connection.
B. Use SNMPv3.
C. Use out-of-band management.
D. Use SNMPv2.
E. Use in-band management.
Answer: A,B
132.In which three ways does the RADIUS protocol differ from TACACS? (Choose three.)
A. RADIUS uses UDP to communicate with the NAS.
B. RADIUS encrypts only the password field in an authentication packet.
C. RADIUS authenticates and authorizes simultaneously, causing fewer packets to be transmitted.
D. RADIUS uses TCP to communicate with the NAS.
E. RADIUS can encrypt the entire packet that is sent to the NAS.
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You have configured R1 and R2 as shown, but the routers are unable to establish a site-to-site VPN
tunnel. What action can you take to correct the problem?
A. Edit the crypto keys on R1 and R2 to match.
B. Edit the ISAKMP policy sequence numbers on R1 and R2 to match.
C. Set a valid value for the crypto key lifetime on each router.
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D. Edit the crypto isakmp key command on each router with the address value of its own interface.
Answer: A
153.Refer to the exhibit.
While troubleshooting site-to-site VPN, you issued the show crypto isakmp sa command. What does the
given output show?
A. IPSec Phase 1 is established between 10.10.10.2 and 10.1.1.5.
B. IPSec Phase 2 is established between 10.10.10.2 and 10.1.1.5.
C. IPSec Phase 1 is down due to a QM_IDLE state.
D. IPSec Phase 2 is down due to a QM_IDLE state.
Answer: A
155.Refer to the exhibit.
While troubleshooting site-to-site VPN, you issued the show crypto isakmp sa command. What does the
given output show?
A. IKE Phase 1 main mode was created on 10.1.1.5, but it failed to negotiate with 10.10.10.2.
B. IKE Phase 1 main mode has successfully negotiated between 10.1.1.5 and 10.10.10.2.
C. IKE Phase 1 aggressive mode was created on 10.1.1.5, but it failed to negotiate with 10.10.10.2.
D. IKE Phase 1 aggressive mode has successfully negotiated between 10.1.1.5 and 10.10.10.2.
Answer: A
156.Which statement about IOS privilege levels is true?
A. Each privilege level supports the commands at its own level and all levels below it.
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B. Each privilege level supports the commands at its own level and all levels above it.
C. Privilege-level commands are set explicitly for each user.
D. Each privilege level is independent of all other privilege levels.
Answer: A
157.Refer to the exhibit.
The Admin user is unable to enter configuration mode on a device with the given configuration. What
change can you make to the configuration to correct the problem?
A. Remove the autocommand keyword and arguments from the username admin privilege line.
B. Change the Privilege exec level value to 15.
C. Remove the two Username Admin lines.
D. Remove the Privilege exec line.
Answer: A
158.Refer to the exhibit.
Which line in this configuration prevents the HelpDesk user from modifying the interface configuration?
A. Privilege exec level 9 configure terminal
B. Privilege exec level 10 interface
C. Username HelpDesk privilege 6 password help
D. Privilege exec level 7 show start-up
Answer: A
159.In the router ospf 200 command, what does the value 200 stand for?
A. process ID
B. area ID
C. administrative distance value
D. ABR ID
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Answer: A
160.Which feature filters CoPP packets?
A. access control lists
B. class maps
C. policy maps
D. route maps
Answer: A
161.In which type of attack does the attacker attempt to overload the CAM table on a switch so that the
switch acts as a hub?
A. MAC spoofing
B. gratuitous ARP
C. MAC flooding
D. DoS
Answer: C
162.Which type of PVLAN port allows hosts in the same VLAN to communicate directly with each other?
A. community for hosts in the PVLAN
B. promiscuous for hosts in the PVLAN
C. isolated for hosts in the PVLAN
D. span for hosts in the PVLAN
Answer: A
163.What is a potential drawback to leaving VLAN 1 as the native VLAN?
A. It may be susceptible to a VLAN hoping attack.
B. Gratuitous ARPs might be able to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack.
C. The CAM might be overloaded, effectively turning the switch into a hub.
D. VLAN 1 might be vulnerable to IP address spoofing.
Answer: A
164.In which three cases does the ASA firewall permit inbound HTTP GET requests during normal
operations? (Choose three).
A. when matching NAT entries are configured
B. when matching ACL entries are configured
C. when the firewall receives a SYN-ACK packet
D. when the firewall receives a SYN packet
E. when the firewall requires HTTP inspection
F. when the firewall requires strict HTTP inspection
Answer: A,B,D
165.Which firewall configuration must you perform to allow traffic to flow in both directions between two
zones?
A. You must configure two zone pairs, one for each direction.
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B. You can configure a single zone pair that allows bidirectional traffic flows for any zone.
C. You can configure a single zone pair that allows bidirectional traffic flows for any zone except the self
zone.
D. You can configure a single zone pair that allows bidirectional traffic flows only if the source zone is the
less secure zone.
Answer: A
166.What is a valid implicit permit rule for traffic that is traversing the ASA firewall?
A. ARPs in both directions are permitted in transparent mode only.
B. Unicast IPv4 traffic from a higher security interface to a lower security interface is permitted in routed
mode only.
C. Unicast IPv6 traffic from a higher security interface to a lower security interface is permitted in
transparent mode only.
D. Only BPDUs from a higher security interface to a lower security interface are permitted in transparent
mode.
E. Only BPDUs from a higher security interface to a lower security interface are permitted in routed mode.
Answer: A
167.Which statement about the communication between interfaces on the same security level is true?
A. Interfaces on the same security level require additional configuration to permit inter-interface
communication.
B. Configuring interfaces on the same security level can cause asymmetric routing.
C. All traffic is allowed by default between interfaces on the same security level.
D. You can configure only one interface on an individual security level.
Answer: A
168.Which IPS mode provides the maximum number of actions?
A. inline
B. promiscuous
C. span
D. failover
E. bypass
Answer: A
169.How can you detect a false negative on an IPS?
A. View the alert on the IPS.
B. Review the IPS log.
C. Review the IPS console.
D. Use a third-party system to perform penetration testing.
E. Use a third-party to audit the next-generation firewall rules.
Answer: D
170.What is the primary purpose of a defined rule in an IPS?
A. to configure an event action that takes place when a signature is triggered
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B. to define a set of actions that occur when a specific user logs in to the system
C. to configure an event action that is pre-defined by the system administrator
D. to detect internal attacks
Answer: A
171.Which Sourcefire event action should you choose if you want to block only malicious traffic from a
particular end user?
A. Allow with inspection
B. Allow without inspection
C. Block
D. Trust
E. Monitor
Answer: A
172.How can FirePOWER block malicious email attachments?
A. It forwards email requests to an external signature engine.
B. It scans inbound email messages for known bad URLs.
C. It sends the traffic through a file policy.
D. It sends an alert to the administrator to verify suspicious email messages.
Answer: C
173.You have been tasked with blocking user access to websites that violate company policy, but the sites
use dynamic IP addresses. What is the best practice for URL filtering to solve the problem?
A. Enable URL filtering and use URL categorization to block the websites that violate company policy.
B. Enable URL filtering and create a blacklist to block the websites that violate company policy.
C. Enable URL filtering and create a whitelist to block the websites that violate company policy.
D. Enable URL filtering and use URL categorization to allow only the websites that company policy allows
users to access.
E. Enable URL filtering and create a whitelist to allow only the websites that company policy allows users
to access.
Answer: A
174.Which technology can be used to rate data fidelity and to provide an authenticated hash for data?
A. file reputation
B. file analysis
C. signature updates
D. network blocking
Answer: A
175.Which type of encryption technology has the broadest platform support to protect operating systems?
A. software
B. hardware
C. middleware
D. file-level
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Answer: A
176.A proxy firewall protects against which type of attack?
A. cross-site scripting attack
B. worm traffic
C. port scanning
D. DDoS attacks
Answer: A
177.What is a benefit of a web application firewall?
A. It blocks known vulnerabilities without patching applications.
B. It simplifies troubleshooting.
C. It accelerates web traffic.
D. It supports all networking protocols.
Answer: A
178.Which feature of the Cisco Email Security Appliance can mitigate the impact of snowshoe spam and
sophisticated phishing attacks?
A. contextual analysis
B. holistic understanding of threats
C. graymail management and filtering
D. signature-based IPS
Answer: A
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