ACP Aruba ClearPass Policy Management

Question 1

What is the primary role of Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) in an enterprise network?

Accepted Answer

It serves as a Network Access Control (NAC) solution providing AAA services

Answer

ClearPass Policy Manager is Aruba's NAC platform that provides Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) services to centrally control who and what can access the network.

Question 2

Which protocol does ClearPass primarily use to communicate with network access devices for user authentication?

Accepted Answer

RADIUS

Answer

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is the primary protocol ClearPass uses to exchange AAA messages with network devices like wireless controllers and switches.

Question 3

In ClearPass Policy Manager, what is the purpose of a 'Service'?

Accepted Answer

A policy rule set that defines how incoming authentication requests are processed

Answer

A ClearPass Service is a top-level policy construct that matches incoming AAA requests and defines which authentication sources, role mapping, and enforcement policies to apply.

Question 4

Which 802.1X EAP method supported by ClearPass uses mutual certificate-based authentication on both the client and server?

Accepted Answer

EAP-TLS

Answer

EAP-TLS uses digital certificates on both the client device and the authentication server, providing the strongest form of 802.1X authentication supported by ClearPass.

Question 5

What is ClearPass OnBoard primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

Provisioning BYOD devices with certificates and network configuration profiles

Answer

ClearPass OnBoard provides a self-service BYOD portal that automates certificate enrollment and delivers network configuration profiles to personal devices.

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