NSE7 Advanced VPN and Zero Trust Practice Question
A company is deploying ZTNA to protect an internal application. They want to ensure that only users with devices that have disk encryption enabled and the latest OS patches can access the application. Which THREE components must be configured to achieve this?
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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FortiClient on the endpoint device
To enforce device posture requirements like disk encryption and OS patch level, you need FortiClient on the device to report posture, FortiClient EMS to define compliance policies and generate tags, and FortiGate ZTNA proxy to check those tags before granting access.
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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FortiNAC for network admission control
Why it's wrong here
FortiNAC is for NAC, not for ZTNA application access; it controls network access, not application-level access.
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IPsec VPN to encrypt traffic between client and FortiGate
Why it's wrong here
ZTNA uses TLS encryption, not IPsec; IPsec VPN is a different solution.
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FortiClient on the endpoint device
Why this is correct
FortiClient collects device posture information such as disk encryption status and OS patch level.
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FortiGate ZTNA access proxy with tag-based rules
Why this is correct
The FortiGate ZTNA proxy uses tags in access rules to allow or deny access based on device posture.
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FortiClient EMS to define compliance policies and assign tags
Why this is correct
EMS creates the tags based on compliance checks and communicates them to FortiGate.
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