HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Exam (HPE6-A88) Free Practice Test

Question 1

An IT administrator is setting up guest access on a corporate network using ClearPass. They have configured the RADIUS service correctly and enabled the Allow All MAC AUTH method. However, they notice that clients are not redirected to the captive portal for authentication. What is the likely reason for this issue?

A. The MAC caching feature is not enabled for the guest access service.

B. The 'captive portal access' value does not match the user role on the gateway associated with the captive portal.

C. The guest repository is not properly tagging the endpoints with the necessary information.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 2

What is the most critical step the administrator should take to integrate ClearPass with Microsoft Active Directory for user management?

A. Set up ClearPass to log all user activities for auditing purposes.

B. Configure ClearPass to interact with Microsoft Active Directory and validate user credentials.

C. Ensure that ClearPass can enforce network policies based on user roles.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 3

What is the primary reason for the recommendation to avoid using the internal database for authentication unless necessary?

A. The internal database is less scalable and lacks rich context about users.

B. The internal database is not compatible with ClearPass.

C. The internal database requires specialized hardware.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4

An IT professional is setting up a Pre-Authentication Check using RADIUS. They need to ensure that the same service will authenticate the user to the Network Access Device (NAD). What is a crucial step they must take to configure this correctly?

A. Configure the RADIUS server to process the Pre-Authentication Check and the NAD authentication request.

B. Set up a separate RADIUS server to handle the Pre-Authentication Check.

C. Use a different authentication protocol for the NAD.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5

A network engineer needs to ensure secure and reliable communication between network devices and the RADIUS server over an unsecured network. Which configuration should they implement?

A. Use UDP for faster message transport and rely on internal network security.

B. Implement RadSec because it encrypts all RADIUS communication and uses TCP for reliable packet delivery.

C. Implement RADIUS with PSK because it is simpler to configure and only encrypts passwords.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6

An organization using SAN records in their certificates wants to ensure all hostnames are properly validated.
What critical step must they take?

A. Use separate certificates for each server to avoid conflicts.

B. Use IP addresses instead of hostnames in the SAN for better security.

C. Include all hostnames in the SAN, even those listed in the CN.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 7

When configuring a new custom Operator Profile in ClearPass, an administrator needs to ensure that the system properly assigns this profile to users based on their roles. What critical step must be taken to meet this need?

A. Edit the built-in Guest Operator Login policy to include the new custom profile.

B. Modify the Local User Repository to directly assign the custom profile to each user.

C. Include the operator account's role evaluation in the enforcement policy to select the new custom Operator Profile.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8

An organization uses ClearPass to verify client certificates for network access. A client attempts to authenticate using a TLS certificate. What does ClearPass need to verify to ensure the certificate is valid?

A. ClearPass must verify the certificate's issuing organization, issuing date, and timestamp within the allowed clock skew.

B. ClearPass only needs to verify the issuing date and timestamp.

C. ClearPass must verify the certificate's issuing organization and the client's private key.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9

An employee needs to access the office network using their company laptop, but the administrator wants to limit network access on the employee's personal tablet and smartphone. How can the administrator meet this need using ClearPass with little manual administrative work?

A. Creating a service that includes role mapping and enforcement policies specific to the employee's devices.

B. By using MAC address filtering to restrict access to the employee's personal devices.

C. By configuring the employee's devices to use a guest network.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10

How does ClearPass Guest utilize the information sent by the client's browser to profile the device and update its database?

A. ClearPass Guest requires a separate plugin to read and profile the device.

B. ClearPass Guest relies on the DHCP options to profile the device.

C. ClearPass Guest reads the HTTP User Agent information sent with the page request to profile the device automatically.

Correct Answer: C

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