350-601 Automation Practice Question
Which protocol is used by NETCONF to transport YANG-defined configuration data between a controller and a network device?
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Why each option matters
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XML over SSH
NETCONF uses XML over SSH (RFC 6241) for secure transport.
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XML over HTTP
Why it's wrong here
That describes RESTCONF, not NETCONF.
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CLI over Telnet
Why it's wrong here
Not a programmatic API; insecure.
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JSON over HTTPS
Why it's wrong here
Describes RESTCONF or NX-API REST.
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XML over SSH
Why this is correct
NETCONF uses SSH as transport with XML encoding.
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