SDSI Secure Infrastructure Design Practice Question
In a Cisco SD-WAN environment, you need to ensure that branch office traffic destined for SaaS applications is optimized and secured. Which design approach is most appropriate?
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
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Implementing Cisco Umbrella SIG integration on the SD-WAN edge devices for DIA.
Direct Internet Access (DIA) with Cisco Umbrella integration ensures traffic is secured at the edge without hair-pinning to a DC.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Implementing Cisco Umbrella SIG integration on the SD-WAN edge devices for DIA.
Why this is correct
Umbrella SIG provides security at the edge, optimizing SaaS performance.
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Using static routing to bypass all security policies for trusted SaaS domains.
Why it's wrong here
Bypassing security policies violates security best practices.
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Deploying a dedicated physical firewall at every branch office.
Why it's wrong here
This is operationally inefficient and costly for SaaS optimization.
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Hair-pinning all SaaS traffic back to the corporate headend for inspection.
Why it's wrong here
This introduces latency and performance issues for SaaS applications.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Cisco exam blueprint
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