350-701 Content Security Practice Question
A security engineer is configuring Cisco WSA for HTTPS inspection but notices that some encrypted traffic is being bypassed. The WSA is configured with a decryption policy that excludes traffic to financial websites. What is the most likely reason for the bypass?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The decryption policy has an exception for financial services
If the decryption policy excludes certain categories (e.g., Financial), those sites will not be decrypted and will bypass inspection.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The WSA's certificate is not trusted by clients
Why it's wrong here
Untrusted certificates would cause errors, not bypass.
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The WSA is in explicit proxy mode
Why it's wrong here
Proxy mode does not cause bypass by itself.
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TLS version is incompatible
Why it's wrong here
Incompatible TLS would cause connection failures, not bypass.
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The decryption policy has an exception for financial services
Why this is correct
Explicit exceptions in decryption policies prevent inspection.
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