200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
An administrator wants to retrieve a list of all network devices from Cisco DNA Center using the REST API. Which authentication method is required to obtain the API token?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Basic Authentication with username and password
Cisco DNA Center uses Basic Authentication with username and password (Base64 encoded) in the Authorization header to obtain a token via POST /dna/system/api/v1/auth/token.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Bearer token from OAuth2
Why it's wrong here
DNA Center does not use OAuth2; it uses a token obtained via Basic Auth.
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Basic Authentication with username and password
Why this is correct
DNA Center uses Basic Auth (Base64 encoded username:password) to get a token.
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Digest Authentication
Why it's wrong here
DNA Center does not use Digest Authentication.
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API key in X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header
Why it's wrong here
This is used for Meraki API, not DNA Center.
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