SAUTO Practice Test 3 — 30 Questions

Question 1

What is the function of the Cisco SecureX 'Threat Response' module?

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Investigating threats across integrated products. Threat Response allows for the rapid identification and investigation of threats using integrated product data.

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Managing network switch configurations

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Hosting endpoint agent files

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Automating software updates

Question 2

Which THREE components are required to configure an API client for Cisco SecureX?

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API Scope. To connect to SecureX, you need the client ID, client secret, and the appropriate scope for the API.

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Device Serial Number

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User Password

Question 3

Your automated script is designed to update a Cisco Umbrella policy. What is the correct procedure to ensure that changes do not cause downtime?

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GET current, modify, then PUT the updated policy. The correct procedure is to perform a GET request to retrieve the current policy configuration, modify the JSON structure locally, and then perform a PUT request to update the policy with the new configuration.

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Use a direct database write to the Umbrella backend

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POST a new policy and delete the old one

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Simply overwrite the entire policy with a new static file

Question 4

You are developing a script for Threat Grid. Which THREE states might a submitted sample pass through before completion?

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complete. The analysis lifecycle includes pending, analyzing, and complete states.

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failed

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suspended

Question 5

When using the Cisco Threat Grid API, which TWO methods can be used to retrieve report data?

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GET by ID. Reports can be retrieved by ID or by searching based on specific parameters like tags or hashes.

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DELETE by report

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POST by ID

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PUT by search

Question 6

You are automating the deletion of an indicator in Cisco Threat Grid. Which HTTP method must be used to ensure the request is idempotent and compliant with the RESTful design of the API?

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DELETE. The DELETE method is the standard RESTful way to remove a resource, and it is defined as idempotent, meaning multiple identical requests result in the same state (the resource is gone).

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POST

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PUT

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PATCH

Question 7

Which HTTP method should you use when updating an existing Cisco Cloudlock policy?

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PUT. The PUT method is standard for replacing or updating an existing resource in RESTful APIs like Cloudlock's.

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GET

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PATCH

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POST

Question 8

You are writing a script to monitor 'Cloudlock' alerts. Which API endpoint provides the most relevant data for SOC integration?

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Incidents endpoint. The 'Incidents' endpoint provides the stream of security events that a SOC would monitor.

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Policies endpoint

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Users endpoint

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App Firewall endpoint

Question 9

When automating Secure Email Gateway tasks, what does a '429' status code indicate?

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Rate limit exceeded. A 429 status code indicates that the client has sent too many requests and has exceeded the API rate limit.

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Endpoint not found

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Internal server error

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Invalid API key

Question 10

In a Python script, how do you handle a 202 Accepted response from the Threat Grid API during file submission?

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Poll the status endpoint. A 202 response means the task is queued; the script should poll the status endpoint until completion.

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Abort the script

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Check the logs for an error

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Re-submit the file immediately

Question 11

When using the Cisco Umbrella Reporting API, which format is the default output for retrieving threat activity logs to ensure compatibility with most data analysis tools?

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JSON. The Cisco Umbrella Reporting API defaults to JSON format, which is the standard for most security automation and data analysis platforms.

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XML

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Binary

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CSV

Question 12

Which TWO methods are used by the Cisco Threat Grid API to notify external systems when a file analysis has completed?

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Configuring a webhook URL in the analysis settings. Threat Grid supports webhooks for real-time push notifications and polling the status endpoint to check for completion.

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Modifying the local system registry

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Sending an email notification to the IT administrator

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Directly querying the Threat Grid database via SQL

Question 13

When using the 'ncclient' library in Python, what is the primary purpose of the 'manager.connect()' method?

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To open an SSH-based NETCONF session.. The 'manager.connect()' method establishes an SSH-based NETCONF session with the target device.

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To parse the YANG model.

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To convert XML to JSON.

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To validate the configuration syntax.

Question 14

Which TWO of the following are valid components of a YANG model definition?

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leaf. 'container' and 'leaf' are fundamental building blocks of YANG hierarchical structures.

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socket

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interface

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packet

Question 15

Which TWO of the following are valid uses of the Python 'json' module?

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Parsing a JSON string into a Python dictionary. The 'json' module is essential for serializing Python objects to strings and parsing strings to dictionaries.

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Managing remote SSH sessions

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Directly executing SQL queries

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Validating XML schema definitions

Question 16

You are automating Cisco Umbrella reporting using the Reporting API. You need to pull threat activity logs for a specific destination. Which request header is mandatory to include in your HTTP GET call to authorize the request?

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Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>. Cisco Umbrella Reporting API uses a Bearer token in the Authorization header for API authentication.

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X-API-KEY

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Cookie: session_id

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X-Auth-Token

Question 17

You are automating Cisco ASA firewall rule updates using the REST API. Which data format is required in the request body when pushing a new access control entry?

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JSON. Cisco ASA REST API integrations typically require JSON as the payload format for defining network objects and access rules.

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YAML

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XML

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CSV

Question 18

Which TWO of the following are components of a URL? (Choose two)

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Protocol (e.g., https). A URL typically includes the protocol (e.g., HTTPS) and the host/domain name.

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The local machine's IP address

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The server's physical CPU type

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The user's password

Question 19

You are automating the retrieval of security logs from Cisco Umbrella using the Reporting API. You need to pull logs for a specific time range. Which parameter must be included in the API request to ensure the response is correctly paginated and contains the requested data slice?

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limit. The Cisco Umbrella Reporting API uses a 'limit' and 'offset' parameter for pagination to ensure large datasets are handled efficiently.

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slice_id

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page_token

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session_id

Question 20

You are using the Cloudlock API to fetch 'Application' data. You receive a response with a 'next_page' token. What does this indicate about the API behavior?

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The response is paginated and you must follow the link to get more records. The Cloudlock API utilizes cursor-based pagination for large data sets, where the 'next_page' token provides the reference to the subsequent result set.

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The requested data format is invalid

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The application data is currently being updated

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The API request failed due to rate limiting