hardMultiple ChoiceObjective-mapped
200-901 Practice Question: A developer is implementing a Cisco Intersight…
A developer is implementing a Cisco Intersight API solution to manage multiple UCS domains. They receive an HTTP 403 Forbidden response when trying to create an organization. What is the most likely issue?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between HTTP 401 (authentication failure) and 403 (authorization failure) to trap candidates who confuse invalid credentials with insufficient privileges.
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
✓
The user account does not have sufficient privileges
An HTTP 403 Forbidden response indicates that the server understood the request but is refusing to authorize it. In the context of Cisco Intersight, this typically means the API key or user account associated with the request lacks the required privileges to perform the action, such as creating an organization. Only accounts with administrative or appropriate role-based access control (RBAC) permissions can create organizations.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
The request body is malformed
Why it's wrong here
A malformed request returns 400 Bad Request.
- ✓
The user account does not have sufficient privileges
Why this is correct
403 means the server understands the request but refuses to authorize it.
- ✗
The API key is invalid
Why it's wrong here
Invalid key returns 401 Unauthorized.
- ✗
The organization already exists
Why it's wrong here
A duplicate would return 409 Conflict.
Quick reference
Access Control Model Comparison
| Model | Acronym | Who Controls Access? | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discretionary Access Control | DAC | Resource owner | Small teams, file shares |
| Mandatory Access Control | MAC | System / security labels | Classified govt / military |
| Role-Based Access Control | RBAC | Administrator (via roles) | Enterprise environments |
| Attribute-Based Access Control | ABAC | Policy engine (user + resource attributes) | Fine-grained, dynamic policies |
| Rule-Based Access Control | RuBAC | System rules / ACLs | Firewall rules, network ACLs |
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This 200-901 question is part of Courseiva's 989-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This 200-901 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 200-901 exam.