Cisco ENCOR Cisco ENCOR 350-401 MCQ 3

Question 1

Which wireless security protocol uses Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE) to replace the PSK handshake?

Accepted Answer

WPA3-Personal

Answer

WPA3-Personal uses SAE (Dragonfly handshake) instead of the 4-way PSK handshake, providing forward secrecy and resistance to offline dictionary attacks.

Question 2

In Python, which library is most commonly used to make REST API calls to network devices in Cisco automation scripts?

Accepted Answer

requests

Answer

The `requests` library is the standard Python HTTP library used to make REST/HTTPS API calls, including to Cisco DNA Center and IOS-XE RESTCONF APIs.

Question 3

Which protocol is used by NETCONF to transport configuration data between the manager and network devices?

Accepted Answer

SSH

Answer

NETCONF uses SSH (specifically SSH subsystem) as its transport layer, providing encrypted configuration management.

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) in enterprise networks?

Accepted Answer

Segment traffic into separate Layer 3 routing tables on a single device

Answer

VRF creates multiple independent routing table instances on a single router, allowing overlapping IP address spaces and traffic segmentation.

Question 5

In Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela), which component acts as the centralized management and policy plane?

Accepted Answer

vManage

Answer

vManage is the centralized NMS/orchestration platform providing GUI-based configuration, monitoring, and policy management for the SD-WAN fabric.

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