CiscoCertified Network Associate (CCNA)
Domain 6Objective 5
6.5 Describe Characteristics of REST-based APIs (authentication Types, CRUD, HTTP Verbs, and Data Encoding) 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 4)
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Questions 16–20
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A network automation engineer is troubleshooting a REST API call that returns a 405 Method Not Allowed error. The engineer is using the correct endpoint and has valid authentication. The API documentation shows that the endpoint supports GET and POST but not PUT. What is the most likely cause of the error?
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A network engineer is configuring a script to interact with a REST API that requires the client to present a credential that identifies the application rather than a specific user. Which authentication type is designed for this purpose?
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A network team is automating configuration changes on a fleet of routers. The REST API supports both basic authentication and OAuth 2.0. The team's security policy requires that credentials are not stored in scripts and that access tokens expire frequently. The script must also handle token refresh automatically. Which authentication method should the team implement?
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Which data encoding format is commonly used in REST APIs and is characterized by key-value pairs enclosed in curly braces, with data types such as strings, numbers, and arrays?
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Which HTTP verb is used to retrieve a representation of an existing resource without changing its state?
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