200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
Which authentication method does Cisco DNA Center use to obtain an API token?
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Basic Authentication with username:password
Cisco DNA Center uses Basic Authentication (username:password) via POST /dna/system/api/v1/auth/token to obtain a token for subsequent API calls.
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OAuth 2.0 with client credentials
Why it's wrong here
DNA Center does not use OAuth 2.0.
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Basic Authentication with username:password
Why this is correct
DNA Center uses Basic Auth to obtain a token.
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Bearer token from a separate identity provider
Why it's wrong here
DNA Center does not use external identity providers for token generation.
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API key in a custom header
Why it's wrong here
This is used by Meraki, not DNA Center.
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