300-710 SNCF Integration Practice Question
When configuring Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense to forward syslog messages to a remote SIEM receiver, which transport layer protocols are natively supported for syslog export?
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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UDP and TCP
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense supports both UDP and TCP (including reliable syslog over TCP) for transmitting syslog messages to external SIEMs.
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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HTTP and HTTPS only
Why it's wrong here
Syslog uses standard syslog ports over UDP/TCP, not HTTP/HTTPS.
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UDP only
Why it's wrong here
FTD supports TCP as well, including reliable syslog.
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UDP and TCP
Why this is correct
FTD supports both UDP and TCP transport protocols for syslog transmission.
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TCP and SCTP
Why it's wrong here
SCTP is not supported for syslog export on Secure Firewall.
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