Be able to build a policy set, add authorization rules, and attach an authorization profile that pushes a dACL, VLAN, or SGT. The critical detail is dACL ordering: deny the target subnet first, then permit everything else, remembering the implicit deny.
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Domain overview
Policy Enforcement on 300-715 covers how ISE turns authentication into access control: policy sets, authorization rules, authorization profiles, downloadable ACLs, and TrustSec SGT/SGACL enforcement. Questions test menu paths, default policy set behavior, dACL syntax, and the components that make up a Security Group policy decision.
Exam objectives
Ordered evaluation of policy sets and authorization rules, including the Default policy set fallback behavior
Authorization Profile configuration under Policy > Policy Elements > Results, including dACL and VLAN attributes
dACL syntax with permit/deny ACEs and the implicit deny ip any any terminal line
TrustSec Security Group components: SGT classification, SGACL enforcement, and SXP or inline tagging propagation
Forgetting that a dACL ends with an implicit deny, so a final permit ip any any is required to allow remaining traffic
Assuming the Default policy set can be deleted; it is the fallback and cannot be removed
Confusing authorization profiles (results) with authorization policy rules (conditions), and editing the wrong object
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Which THREE components are required to successfully deploy a Scalable Group Access (SGA) policy for SGT enforcement?
2You are configuring a policy set in Cisco ISE for wireless clients. You need to ensure that the policy set only applies to requests originating from a specific WLC. Which condition should you use?
3Which component in ISE defines the 'result' of an authorization rule?
4When configuring a dACL for a guest user, what is the mandatory format for the access control list entries?
5You have multiple Policy Sets. When ISE evaluates incoming RADIUS requests, which mechanism determines which Policy Set is matched?
6A user is authenticating using EAP-TLS. Where is the certificate validation policy configured in ISE?
7A TACACS+ command authorization policy is failing to restrict specific configuration changes on a Cisco IOS device. Which field in the TACACS+ Profile must be correctly configured to ensure the command list is evaluated?
8A customer needs to block access to a specific server subnet for all employees except the IT department. Which method is most scalable using Cisco TrustSec?
9When troubleshooting a failed authorization, which ISE live log column identifies the specific rule that was matched?
10What is the function of the 'Default' policy set in ISE?
11In an ISE Authorization Policy, what happens if no rules match a request?
12You want to implement a 'Change of Authorization' (CoA) after a user changes their location. How is the CoA triggered by ISE?
13Which option in an Authorization Profile allows you to specify a URL for a WebAuth redirect?
14A user is assigned an SGT, but the switch does not apply the correct filtering. What is the most likely reason for the SGACL enforcement failure?
15When using TACACS+ for device administration, what role does the 'Shell Profile' play?
16You are configuring a policy to block access for non-compliant devices. Where do you configure the posture status as a policy condition?
17You need to ensure that only specific MAC OUI addresses are allowed to connect via MAB. Where do you configure this restriction?
18During an 802.1X process, the NAD sends an Access-Request with a specific Calling-Station-ID. If ISE does not find this in its Endpoint DB, what is the default behavior for the 'Unknown' status?
19A user is authenticated, but their authorization profile returns the wrong VLAN. Which troubleshooting tool in ISE is best suited to verify the attributes sent to the NAD?
20What is the primary benefit of using a Policy Set compared to the legacy 'Rule-Based' approach in ISE?
21You are implementing 'Device Administration' (TACACS+) and want to restrict an admin to 'show' commands only. How do you construct this policy?
22In the ISE Policy Set, which component is used to define the user credentials' verification method?
23When a device connects to a port, it is put into 'Monitoring Mode'. What is the purpose of this state?
24Which ISE menu path is used to create a new Authorization Profile?
25You are troubleshooting SGT propagation. If an SGT is not being embedded in the SXP protocol, what should you verify?
26Which of the following is an example of an 'Exception' policy in ISE?
27You need to apply a dACL that denies all traffic to a specific server subnet (10.1.1.0/24) while permitting everything else. What is the correct syntax for the last line of the dACL?
28Which TWO of the following are valid components of an ISE Authorization Policy rule?
29When configuring a policy set, which attribute is most commonly used to distinguish between a Wired and Wireless request?
30What is the purpose of an Authorization Profile's 'Common Tasks'?
31You have a Cisco switch that supports both RADIUS and TACACS+. When using ISE for device administration, which protocol is mandatory for command-level authorization?
32Which THREE of the following items can be included in an ISE 'Common Task' for authorization?
33Which TWO of the following are benefits of using the Cisco TrustSec architecture?
34Which TWO of the following are valid locations to check for policy match results in ISE?
35Which TWO of the following authentication protocols are supported by ISE for 802.1X?
36Which THREE of the following are steps required to configure Cisco ISE for TACACS+ command authorization?
37Which THREE of the following are components of a Cisco TrustSec 'Security Group' policy enforcement?
38Which TWO of the following are valid ways to restrict access based on posture status in ISE?
39Which TWO of the following are types of Identity Sources in ISE?
40Which THREE of the following are found in an Authorization Profile's 'Advanced Attributes'?
41An administrator wants to apply a dACL to a user session. Which Cisco ISE component must be configured to ensure the dACL is correctly pushed to the network access device?
42You are configuring a policy set for wireless clients and need to ensure that only devices matching a specific internal endpoint group are granted access. Where should you define this requirement in the Cisco ISE policy set?
43Which Cisco ISE construct is used to combine authentication and authorization policies into a single logical container?
44Which option in the Cisco ISE Authorization Policy allows you to set a specific VLAN for a wireless client?
45A user is failing to receive the expected dACL. The ISE logs show the correct authorization rule was matched, but the dACL is not applied. What is the most likely cause?
46When configuring a TACACS+ command authorization policy for network device management, where do you define which specific commands a user is allowed to execute?
47You need to ensure that different network devices trigger different authorization policies based on their location. What is the best way to group these devices for policy conditions?
48A guest user is failing authentication because they are hitting the wrong policy set. How can you ensure the guest traffic is matched to the 'Guest' policy set?
49You have a policy set where authentication succeeds, but the user is hitting the 'Default' authorization rule instead of the expected rule. What should you check first?
50Which THREE of the following are valid components of a RADIUS-based Authorization Policy rule in Cisco ISE?
51When using TACACS+ for device administration, which result object is used to define the privilege level of the user?
52Which TWO of the following steps are required to implement SGT-based enforcement using an SXP connection?
53Which TWO of the following are true regarding the order of operations in Cisco ISE policy evaluation?
54A network engineer is configuring an authorization policy in Cisco ISE to enforce SGT-based segmentation on a Catalyst 9000 switch. The engineer wants to assign a static SGT to endpoints that authenticate via 802.1X and belong to a specific Active Directory group. The switch is already configured with 'cts manual' and 'propagate sgt' on the trunk. Which ISE configuration is required to assign the SGT to the endpoint?
55A network administrator is implementing a TACACS+ command authorization policy on Cisco ISE for a group of network devices. The administrator wants to allow users in the 'NetOps' group to execute only 'show' commands and deny all other commands. The policy set for TACACS+ device administration is already configured with the correct conditions. Where in ISE should the administrator define the permitted commands and associate them with the 'NetOps' group?
56A security administrator is configuring a policy set in Cisco ISE to enforce different authorization policies based on the endpoint's posture status. The administrator wants to ensure that non-compliant endpoints are placed in a remediation VLAN. Which condition should be used in the authorization policy to match endpoints that have failed posture assessment?
57A network engineer is deploying Cisco ISE to enforce Security Group Tags (SGTs) in a wired environment. The engineer wants to ensure that the SGT is assigned to the endpoint during authorization and that the switch enforces the SGT-based policy. Which two actions are required to enable SGT enforcement on the switch? (Choose two.)
Be able to build a policy set, add authorization rules, and attach an authorization profile that pushes a dACL, VLAN, or SGT. The critical detail is dACL ordering: deny the target subnet first, then permit everything else, remembering the implicit deny.
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