Question 160
An enterprise access-control incident describes: A classroom port serves a small unmanaged switch with three individually managed wired clients, but multi-host mode grants every downstream client access after the first authentication. Which acceptance test would directly establish the desired state?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The first authorized client cannot grant access to an unregistered second client, and both have distinct session records. The required remediation is: Use multi-auth host mode where supported and require each downstream client to authenticate individually. It works because multi-host authorizes the entire downstream port after one success; multi-auth maintains a distinct access session for each endpoint.
Incorrect Answers
Apply an appropriate closed-mode wired 802.1X configuration with necessary tightly controlled exceptions. The repeat risk here is different: Use multi-auth host mode where supported and require each downstream client to authenticate individually. A directly relevant preventive control is: The first authorized client cannot grant access to an unregistered second client, and both have distinct session records.
The offered option specifies “Access logs show which endpoint identities would authenticate while pilot users retain the defined non-disruptive connectivity”. The question requires “The first authorized client cannot grant access to an unregistered second client, and both have distinct session records”: Use multi-auth host mode where supported and require each downstream client to authenticate individually. These are not equivalent responses to the stated requirement.
Audit EAP method availability and certificate trust before deploying new WLANs. The repeat risk here is different: Use multi-auth host mode where supported and require each downstream client to authenticate individually. A directly relevant preventive control is: The first authorized client cannot grant access to an unregistered second client, and both have distinct session records.