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350-701 Practice Question: Which Cisco TrustSec feature uses a…
Which Cisco TrustSec feature uses a classification packet to carry security group information across network devices?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between the tag that carries the group information (SGT) and the policy that enforces rules based on that tag (SGACL), so candidates mistakenly choose SGACL because they associate it with security group enforcement.
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Why each option matters
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Security Group Tag (SGT)
The Security Group Tag (SGT) is the Cisco TrustSec mechanism that embeds security group information directly into a packet's Ethernet frame (typically as a Cisco Meta Data or inline tag). This allows the packet to carry its source group identity across network devices, enabling consistent policy enforcement without requiring per-hop reclassification.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Security Group Tag (SGT)
Why this is correct
SGTs are inserted into packets to carry group information.
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Security Group Access Control List (SGACL)
Why it's wrong here
SGACLs are policies applied based on SGTs, not the classification packet.
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MACsec
Why it's wrong here
MACsec provides encryption, not group classification.
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Cisco TrustSec (CTS)
Why it's wrong here
CTS is the framework, not the classification tag.
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