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Start Secure Network Access, Visibility and Enforcement PracticeA network administrator is troubleshooting an issue where users in the finance VLAN are unable to access a critical server in the server VLAN. The switch logs show multiple 'Authentication failed' messages for MAC addresses in the finance VLAN. The switchport security feature is enabled on the access ports. What is the most likely cause of the issue?
Explanation: The switch logs show 'Authentication failed' messages, which are typically generated by 802.1X or MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) processes. However, the switchport security feature is enabled on the access ports. When a switchport security violation occurs (e.g., due to an unauthorized MAC address or exceeding the allowed MAC limit), the port can be configured to error-disable (shutdown) or drop traffic (restrict). This action will prevent any traffic from passing, including authentication traffic, leading to connectivity loss. The 'Authentication failed' messages are likely a consequence of the port being in an error-disabled state, causing subsequent authentication attempts to fail. Therefore, the most likely root cause is a switchport security violation that has disabled or restricted the ports.
Which TWO configuration steps are required to implement 802.1X authentication on a Cisco switch for wired clients?
Explanation: Options D and E are both correct because 802.1X on a Cisco switch requires two mandatory steps: (1) AAA authentication using RADIUS must be configured with the 'aaa authentication dot1x default group radius' command so the switch can forward EAP messages to a RADIUS server; (2) the switchport must be configured in access mode (not trunk) to support single-host 802.1X. Option A (enable dot1x globally) is optional; 'dot1x port-control auto' can be applied per interface without global enablement. Option B (trunk) is incorrect because 802.1X is only supported on access ports. Option C (define RADIUS server) is part of the AAA configuration but is not listed as a separate required step in Cisco's typical multiple-choice framing.
An organization is deploying Cisco ISE with passive identity mapping from Active Directory. They notice that users are not being correctly identified on the network, and some workstations are appearing with multiple IP addresses. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: Passive identity mapping via DHCP requires the DHCP server to forward DHCP packets to ISE. Without this, IP-to-MAC mappings are incomplete. Option A is incorrect because domain join credentials affect ISE-AD communication, not DHCP mapping. Option C is incorrect because the passive identity service must be enabled, but the symptom points to missing DHCP data, not an inactive service. Option D is incorrect because SNMP traps for MAC notification are used for endpoint classification, not passive identity mapping.
A network administrator is configuring Cisco ISE to enforce access control based on user authentication. The company requires that only users who authenticate via Active Directory are allowed access to the corporate wireless network. Which policy should be configured in ISE to accomplish this?
Explanation: Authorization policies in Cisco ISE define the access permissions granted to authenticated users, such as allowing or denying network access. In this scenario, after a user authenticates via Active Directory (handled by the authentication policy), the authorization policy evaluates conditions (e.g., AD group membership) to enforce the required access control for the corporate wireless network.
A company uses Cisco ISE for network access control. Users connecting via wired 802.1X are successfully authenticated but cannot reach the internet. The administrator checks the authorization policy and notices that the correct dACL is being applied. What is the most likely cause of the issue?
Explanation: The most likely cause is that the RADIUS server (ISE) is not sending the dACL attribute in the Access-Accept packet. Even though the authorization policy applies a dACL, if the RADIUS message does not include the dACL name (e.g., Cisco-AV-Pair = "ip:inacl#100=...") or the switch does not receive it, the switch cannot enforce the filter, leaving the user authenticated but with no internet access due to default deny-all behavior.
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