Securing Routers with AutoSecure Quiz

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What action will be taken if more than 5 login failures occur in 60 seconds or less on R1?

Logins will be disabled for 90 seconds
Logins will be disabled for 60 seconds
Logins will be disabled for 120 seconds (correct)
Logins will be disabled for 180 seconds

What is the purpose of the 'security authentication failure rate threshold-rate log' command?

To monitor successful logins
To monitor failed logins
To set a threshold for login failures (correct)
To create ACLs for login attempts

What type of command is used to verify the login block-for settings and current mode?

show login block-for
show login on-success
show login failures (correct)
show login on-failure

Which access list is applied during Quiet-Mode on R1?

PERMIT-ADMIN (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'show login failures' command display?

Detailed information about failed attempts (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of applying a login delay of 10 seconds on R1?

Successful logins are delayed by 10 seconds (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Cisco AutoSecure feature?

To provide security defaults for Cisco routers (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a service/function that can be locked down on the management plane using AutoSecure?

CEF (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the default mode of operation for Cisco AutoSecure?

Interactive mode (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of broadcast should be disabled to ensure terminal access security?

Gratuitous ARP (B) Signup and view all the answers

What protocol is used for legal notification banners on Cisco routers?

MOP (C) Signup and view all the answers

What wizard guides administrators through the configuration of a device when the 'auto secure' command is initiated?

CLI wizard (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the AutoSecure command?

To secure the management plane by disabling unnecessary services (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which feature allows an admin to define 'views' with specific commands?

Role-Based CLI access (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Cisco IOS Resilient Configuration feature?

To keep a secure local copy of running image and config files (C) Signup and view all the answers

How can the security of the login process be enhanced if a password attack is suspected?

By shutting down logins and sending log messages (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) on a Cisco router?

To copy config and image files remotely to another device (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a limitation of privilege levels on a router?

Higher privilege users can access commands specifically set for lower privilege levels. (B) Signup and view all the answers

How does role-based CLI access enhance network security?

By providing specific views of router configurations based on user roles. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Root View in role-based CLI access?

To define Views and Superviews for different users. (A) Signup and view all the answers

How do role-based views address operational efficiency for network administrators?

By creating different sets of commands available to different user roles. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes CLI View from Root View in role-based CLI access?

CLI View requires all commands to be bundled, unlike the Root View. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why do privilege levels not provide access control to specific interfaces and slots on a router?

As lower privilege users can execute commands available at higher levels. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'secret' command in the configurations?

To encrypt the passwords for the views (C) Signup and view all the answers

In the configuration, what is the significance of 'superview' in commands like 'parser view SUPPORT superview'?

It designates a higher-level view for the specified view (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the log message '%PARSER-6-SUPER_VIEW_CREATED: super view 'SUPPORT' successfully created.' indicate?

A support view has been successfully created (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does adding a view like 'VERIFYVIEW' to a superview like 'SUPPORT' indicate in the context of configurations?

The 'VERIFYVIEW' view inherits permissions and access rights from 'SUPPORT' (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of specifying a 'secret' in the configurations for views like 'JR-ADMIN'?

To enhance security by setting an encrypted password for the view (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the log message '%PARSER-6-SUPER_VIEW_EDIT_ADD: view REBOOTVIEW added to superview JRADMIN.' suggest about 'REBOOTVIEW'?

'REBOOTVIEW' has been successfully added to the 'JRADMIN' superview (A) Signup and view all the answers