350-701 Network Security Practice Question
A Cisco Firepower administrator configures an access control policy with a rule that trusts traffic from a specific source network. What is the effect of the trust action on the traffic?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The traffic is allowed without further inspection.
The trust action in Firepower bypasses further inspection (IPS, file, etc.) for matching traffic. It allows the traffic without any deep inspection, similar to a permit with fast-path.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The traffic is blocked and logged.
Why it's wrong here
Trust allows traffic, not blocks.
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The traffic is allowed without further inspection.
Why this is correct
Trust action permits traffic and skips additional inspection.
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The traffic is allowed and inspected by the intrusion policy.
Why it's wrong here
Trust bypasses inspection.
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The traffic is allowed but subject to file policy.
Why it's wrong here
File policy inspection is skipped with trust action.
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