200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
Which authentication method is used by the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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API key in the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header
Meraki Dashboard API uses an API key passed in the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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JWT token in the Authorization header
Why it's wrong here
JWT is not used by Meraki API authentication.
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OAuth 2.0 token in the Authorization header
Why it's wrong here
Meraki does not use OAuth 2.0.
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HTTP Basic authentication with username and password
Why it's wrong here
Meraki uses API keys, not username/password.
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API key in the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header
Why this is correct
This is the standard authentication for Meraki APIs.
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