350-701 Practice Question: Secure Network Access, Visibility and Enforcement
A network engineer is implementing TrustSec on a Cisco switch. The goal is to tag traffic from the engineering VLAN with Security Group Tag (SGT) 10 and enforce policies on upstream switches. Which configuration is required on the access switch to propagate the SGT?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse VLAN configuration (e.g., voice VLAN) with Security Group Tag assignment, or assume that authentication or STP features are involved in SGT propagation.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
cts manual policy static sgt 10
The 'cts manual policy static sgt 10' command assigns a static Security Group Tag (SGT) to the switch port, which is then propagated to upstream switches via Cisco TrustSec (CTS) using SGT Exchange Protocol (SXP) or inline tagging. This ensures that traffic from the engineering VLAN is tagged with SGT 10, enabling policy enforcement on upstream devices.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
cts manual policy static sgt 10
Why this is correct
This enables manual SGT tagging on the interface.
- ✗
switchport voice vlan 10
Why it's wrong here
Voice VLAN configuration does not propagate SGTs.
- ✗
authentication host-mode multi-domain
Why it's wrong here
Multi-domain authentication is for 802.1X and MAB, not SGT propagation.
- ✗
spanning-tree portfast
Why it's wrong here
Portfast is for STP, not SGT.
Visual reference
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
One of 978 original 350-701 practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This 350-701 practice question is part of Courseiva's free Cisco certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the 350-701 exam.