A network admin wants to use NX-API REST on an NX-OS switch to retrieve the status of all interfaces. The admin needs to authenticate securely and ensure the request is encrypted. Which combination of authentication and HTTP method should be used?

Basic authentication over HTTPS with GET

Certificate authentication over HTTP with GET

Basic authentication over HTTP with GET

A company's security team requires that all API access to network devices use mutual TLS, where both the client and server present certificates. The automation team needs to configure IOS XE and NX-OS devices to support this. Which configuration is necessary on the devices?

Enable SSH and configure API keys

Enable gRPC and configure a shared secret

Enable HTTPS and configure a trustpoint for the device certificate

Enable HTTP and configure basic authentication

CiscoCertified Network Associate Automation (CCNA Automation)

Domain 3Objective 6

6. Describe the Device Level APIs and Dynamic Interfaces for IOS XE and NX-OS 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 4)

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Questions 16–20

16application · medium
A network admin wants to use NX-API REST on an NX-OS switch to retrieve the status of all interfaces. The admin needs to authenticate securely and ensure the request is encrypted. Which combination of authentication and HTTP method should be used?
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17application · medium
An organization wants to automate the provisioning of a new branch router running IOS XE. The automation platform needs to dynamically discover the device's capabilities and available YANG models, then programmatically configure interfaces. The team prefers a model-driven approach that supports both configuration and operational state retrieval. Which dynamic interface should be used?
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18foundation · easy
Which data format is used to model the structure of data for NETCONF and RESTCONF on IOS XE and NX-OS?
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19application · medium
A company's security team requires that all API access to network devices use mutual TLS, where both the client and server present certificates. The automation team needs to configure IOS XE and NX-OS devices to support this. Which configuration is necessary on the devices?
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20foundation · easy
Which two API styles are provided by NX-API on Cisco NX-OS?
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6. Describe the Device Level APIs and Dynamic Interfaces for IOS XE and NX-OS 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

A network admin wants to use NX-API REST on an NX-OS switch to retrieve the status of all interfaces. The admin needs to authenticate securely and ensure the request is encrypted. Which combination of authentication and HTTP method should be used?

Which data format is used to model the structure of data for NETCONF and RESTCONF on IOS XE and NX-OS?

A company's security team requires that all API access to network devices use mutual TLS, where both the client and server present certificates. The automation team needs to configure IOS XE and NX-OS devices to support this. Which configuration is necessary on the devices?

Which two API styles are provided by NX-API on Cisco NX-OS?

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