1.1 Identify the Components of the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) Framework CYBERSECURITY-PRACTITIONER Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · easy

   A managed service provider (MSP) bills its clients based on the amount of network bandwidth each client's users consume. The MSP uses RADIUS for network access. Which AAA component must be configured to collect the data needed for this billing model?

   • AAuthorization, to define the bandwidth limits for each user
   • BA RADIUS proxy, to forward authentication requests to the client's server
   • CAuthentication, to verify each user's credentials before access
   • DAccounting, to record the duration and volume of network usage per user
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2. 22application · easy

   A network administrator configures a router to use a local database for authentication and authorization. The administrator creates a user account and assigns it privilege level 15. What is the effect of this configuration?

   • AThe user is granted full administrative access to the router
   • BThe user can only run 'show' commands
   • CThe user can only authenticate but not authorize any commands
   • DThe user's activity is not recorded by the accounting system
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4. 23application · medium

   A network administrator authenticates to a router and is placed into privilege level 1. The administrator needs to run the 'show running-config' command, but the command is not available. What is the most likely reason for this?

   • AThe accounting server did not log the command request
   • BThe authorization policy for the administrator's user account does not permit this command
   • CThe authentication method failed to verify the administrator's password
   • DThe RADIUS server is unreachable, so the router used a fallback method
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5. 24foundation · easy

   In the AAA framework, which component is responsible for recording the actions a user performs after gaining access to a network device?

   • AAuthorization
   • BAuthentication
   • CAuditing
   • DAccounting
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6. 25application · medium

   A company uses RADIUS for wireless network authentication. The wireless controller needs to forward authentication requests to the RADIUS server. Which port does the RADIUS server typically listen on for authentication requests?

   • ATCP port 49
   • BUDP port 1813
   • CUDP port 1812
   • DTCP port 389
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