200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
An engineer needs to authenticate to the Cisco DNA Center API to obtain a token. What is the correct authentication method and endpoint?
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Correct answer & explanation
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POST /dna/system/api/v1/auth/token with Basic auth header
Cisco DNA Center uses Basic authentication (with username:password) to POST to /dna/system/api/v1/auth/token to obtain a token.
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POST /dna/system/api/v1/token with Bearer auth
Why it's wrong here
The correct path is /auth/token, not /token.
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GET /dna/intent/api/v1/auth/token with Basic auth header
Why it's wrong here
The endpoint uses POST, not GET.
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POST /dna/system/api/v1/auth/token with API key in header
Why it's wrong here
Cisco DNA Center uses Basic auth, not an API key.
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POST /dna/system/api/v1/auth/token with Basic auth header
Why this is correct
This is the correct authentication endpoint and method.
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