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350-701 Practice Question: Wants to enforce endpoint posture compliance…
An organization wants to enforce endpoint posture compliance before granting network access. In Cisco ISE, which component performs the actual checks on the endpoint to verify antivirus status and patch levels?
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Correct answer & explanation
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Posture Agent
The posture agent (Cisco AnyConnect Posture Module or ISE Posture Agent) runs on the endpoint and performs checks for required software, updates, and configurations, then reports back to ISE.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Network Access Device (switch/WLC)
Why it's wrong here
The NAD enforces access but does not perform posture checks.
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Posture Agent
Why this is correct
Correct. The posture agent runs on the endpoint and reports compliance status.
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ISE Policy Service Node
Why it's wrong here
The Policy Service Node makes authorization decisions but does not perform endpoint checks.
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Profiling Probe
Why it's wrong here
Profiling probes identify device types, not posture compliance.
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