CCNA Security 210-260 v4 Q&A-68
CCNA Security 210-260 v4 Q&A-68
CCNA Security 210-260 v4 Q&A-68
QUESTION NO: 2
In which two situations should you use out-of-band management? (Choose two.)
A. when a network device fails to forward packets
B. when you require ROMMON access
C. when management applications need concurrent access to the device
D. when you require administrator access from multiple locations
E. when the control plane fails to respond
Answer: A,B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 3
In which three ways does the TACACS protocol differ from RADIUS? (Choose three.)
A. TACACS uses TCP to communicate with the NAS.
B. TACACS can encrypt the entire packet that is sent to the NAS.
C. TACACS supports per-command authorization.
D. TACACS authenticates and authorizes simultaneously, causing fewer packets to be
transmitted.
E. TACACS uses UDP to communicate with the NAS.
F. TACACS encrypts only the password field in an authentication packet.
Answer: A,B,C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 4
According to Cisco best practices, which three protocols should the default ACL allow on an
access port to enable wired BYOD devices to supply valid credentials and connect to the network?
(Choose three.)
A. BOOTP
B. TFTP
C. DNS
D. MAB
E. HTTP
F. 802.1x
Answer: A,B,C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 5
Which two next-generation encryption algorithms does Cisco recommend? (Choose two.)
A. AES
B. 3DES
C. DES
D. MD5
E. DH-1024
F. SHA-384
Answer: A,F
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 6
Which three ESP fields can be encrypted during transmission? (Choose three.)
A. Security Parameter Index
B. Sequence Number
C. MAC Address
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QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 9
Which two features do CoPP and CPPr use to protect the control plane? (Choose two.)
QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 12
QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 15
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QUESTION NO: 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.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 18
Which tool can an attacker use to attempt a DDoS attack?
QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 20
What type of attack was the Stuxnet virus?
A. cyber warfare
B. hacktivism
C. botnet
D. social engineering
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 21
What type of algorithm uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt data?
A. a symmetric algorithm
B. an asymmetric algorithm
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QUESTION NO: 22
Refer to the exhibit.
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 23
Refer to the exhibit.
QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 25
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QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 27
Which EAP method uses Protected Access Credentials?
A. EAP-FAST
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QUESTION NO: 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.
C. The user must approve the locking action.
D. The organization must implement an acceptable use policy allowing device locking.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 29
What VPN feature allows traffic to exit the security appliance through the same interface it
entered?
A. hairpinning
B. NAT
C. NAT traversal
D. split tunneling
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 30
What VPN feature allows Internet traffic and local LAN/WAN traffic to use the same network
connection?
A. split tunneling
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QUESTION NO: 31
Refer to the exhibit.
QUESTION NO: 32
Refer to the exhibit.
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QUESTION NO: 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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 34
Refer to the exhibit.
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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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 35
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
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QUESTION NO: 36
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 37
What is the effect of the send-lifetime local 23:59:00 31 December 31 2013 infinite command?
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 38
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QUESTION NO: 39
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 40
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 41
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QUESTION NO: 42
If a switch receives a superior BPDU and goes directly into a blocked state, what mechanism must
be in use?
A. root guard
B. EtherChannel guard
C. loop guard
D. BPDU guard
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 43
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 44
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QUESTION NO: 45
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 46
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 47
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QUESTION NO: 48
What is the only permitted operation for processing multicast traffic on zone-based firewalls?
A. Only control plane policing can protect the control plane against multicast traffic.
B. Stateful inspection of multicast traffic is supported only for theself-zone.
C. Stateful inspection for multicast traffic is supported only between theself-zoneand the internal
zone.
D. Stateful inspection of multicast traffic is supported only for the internal zone.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 49
How does a zone-based firewall implementation handle traffic between interfaces in the same
zone?
A. Traffic between two interfaces in the same zone is allowed by default.
B. Traffic between interfaces in the same zone is blocked unless you configure the same-security
permit command.
C. Traffic between interfaces in the same zone is always blocked.
D. Traffic between interfaces in the same zone is blocked unless you apply a service policy to the
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QUESTION NO: 50
Which two statements about Telnet access to the ASA are true? (Choose two).
A. You may VPN to the lowest security interface to telnet to an inside interface.
B. You must configure an AAA server to enable Telnet.
C. You can access all interfaces on an ASA using Telnet.
D. You must use the command virtual telnet to enable Telnet.
E. Best practice is to disable Telnet and use SSH.
Answer: A,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 51
Which statement about communication over failover interfaces is true?
A. All information that is sent over the failover and stateful failover interfaces is sent as clear text
by default.
B. All information that is sent over the failover interface is sent as clear text, but the stateful
failover link is encrypted by default.
C. All information that is sent over the failover and stateful failover interfaces is encrypted by
default.
D. User names, passwords, and preshared keys are encrypted by default when they are sent over
the failover and stateful failover interfaces, but other information is sent as clear text.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 52
If a packet matches more than one class map in an individual feature type's policy map, how does
the ASA handle the packet?
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QUESTION NO: 53
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 54
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 55
What is the FirePOWER impact flag used for?
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QUESTION NO: 56
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
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 57
Which Sourcefire logging action should you choose to record the most detail about a connection?
A. Enable logging at theend of the session.
B. Enable logging at thebeginning of the session.
C. Enable alerts via SNMP to log events off-box.
D. Enable eStreamer to log events off-box.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 58
What can the SMTP preprocessor in FirePOWER normalize?
A. It can extract and decode email attachments in client to server traffic.
B. It can look up the email sender.
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QUESTION NO: 59
You want to allow all of your company's users to access the Internet without allowing other Web
servers to collect the IP addresses of individual users. What two solutions can you use? (Choose
two).
A. Configure a proxy server to hide users' local IP addresses.
B. Assign unique IP addresses to all users.
C. Assign the same IP address to all users.
D. Install a Web content filter to hide users' local IP addresses.
E. Configure a firewall to use Port Address Translation.
Answer: A,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 60
You have implemented a Sourcefire IPS and configured it to block certain addresses utilizing
Security Intelligence IP Address Reputation. A user calls and is not able to access a certain IP
address. What action can you take to allow the user access to the IP address?
A. Create a whitelist and add the appropriate IP address to allow the traffic.
B. Create a custom blacklist to allow the traffic.
C. Create a user based access control rule to allow the traffic.
D. Create a network based access control rule to allow the traffic.
E. Create a rule to bypass inspection to allow the traffic.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 61
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QUESTION NO: 62
When is the best time to perform an anti-virus signature update?
A. Every time a new update is available.
B. When the local scanner has detected a new virus.
C. When a new virus is discovered in the wild.
D. When the system detects a browser hook.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 63
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
Explanation:
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QUESTION NO: 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 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
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QUESTION NO: 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 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
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QUESTION NO: 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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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
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Not A, as this is listed under the Identity Certificates, not the CA certificates:
Note E:
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QUESTION NO: 67
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
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Then hit the edit button and you can clearly see the Sales Group Policy being applied.
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Answer: Follow the explanation part to get answer on this sim question.
Explanation:
First, for the HTTP access we need to creat a NAT object. Here I called it HTTP but it can be given
any name.
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And then check the ICMP box only as shown below, then hit Apply.
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