NGFW-Engineer Integration And Automation Practice Question
You are troubleshooting a REST API integration where Python scripts are failing to retrieve device information. The API returns a '403 Forbidden' error. What is the most likely cause?
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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The admin account lacks permissions for the requested object.
A 403 error indicates that the API key provided has insufficient permissions or the admin account associated with the key lacks the necessary role to access the resource.
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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The API Key is expired.
Why it's wrong here
An expired key usually returns a 401 Unauthorized error.
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The JSON body is malformed.
Why it's wrong here
A malformed body would result in a 400 Bad Request error.
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The admin account lacks permissions for the requested object.
Why this is correct
403 Forbidden implies authentication was successful, but authorization failed.
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The API endpoint URL is incorrect.
Why it's wrong here
This would result in a 404 or connection error, not a 403.
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