Cisco 300-710 Practice Test 37
Question 360
A Secure Firewall deployment change request reports: An incident pattern spans intrusion and connection events but no correlation is configured to surface the combined activity. Which TWO complementary choices provide the most appropriate corrective action and its direct independent verification? Select TWO answers.
- Inspect correlation policy inputs, event timestamps, host identities, trigger conditions and a representative test sequence.
- Define appropriately scoped correlation rules with relevant event inputs, thresholding and response evaluation.
- Assume simply enabling correlation automatically identifies all multi-stage incidents even when its event conditions are absent.
- Inspect selected network analysis policy, protocol diagnostics, event evidence and controlled traffic samples.
- Enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content.
Explanation
Correct Answers
A:Direct independent How to verify: Inspect correlation policy inputs, event timestamps, host identities, trigger conditions and a representative test sequence.
B:Appropriate implementation: Define appropriately scoped correlation rules with relevant event inputs, thresholding and response evaluation. Case details: An incident pattern spans intrusion and connection events but no correlation is configured to surface the combined activity. Governing behavior: Correlation detects relationships among observed events when required fields and timing overlap, rather than inferring every attack from one event.
Incorrect Answers
C:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume simply enabling correlation automatically identifies all multi-stage incidents even when its event conditions are absent.
D:This alternative describes a different control, Network analysis policy protocol preprocessing, rather than this scenario’s Correlation policies for related security events: Inspect selected network analysis policy, protocol diagnostics, event evidence and controlled traffic samples.
E:That option would enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Correlation detects relationships among observed events when required fields and timing overlap, rather than inferring every attack from one event.
Question 361
An FMC policy and traffic review discovers: A security team expects Encrypted Visibility Engine to decrypt every TLS payload although privacy policy forbids interception. Which security configuration or operational step BEST addresses the requirement? Select ONE best answer.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
- Enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content.
- Configure supported identity sources and mapping methods with suitable user or group rules and verification of mapping freshness.
- Review supported Snort intrusion rule conditions and select narrowly scoped tuning, suppression or rule-state changes with tests.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:Appropriate implementation: Enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content.
Incorrect Answers
A:That option would assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
C:That option would configure supported identity sources and mapping methods with suitable user or group rules and verification of mapping freshness, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
D:That option would review supported Snort intrusion rule conditions and select narrowly scoped tuning, suppression or rule-state changes with tests, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Question 362
An engineer validates a Cisco Secure Firewall implementation: A security team expects Encrypted Visibility Engine to decrypt every TLS payload although privacy policy forbids interception. Which firewall behavior or technical principle BEST explains the observed condition? Select ONE best answer.
- Intrusion signatures and their policy actions can be tuned with context; disabling broad prevention sacrifices coverage unrelated to one alert.
- Dynamic reputation and blocklist inputs can change independently of local access rules and require freshness and false-positive review.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
- Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Underlying platform principle: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Incorrect Answers
A:This alternative describes a different control, Custom intrusion rules and rule-set tuning, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: Intrusion signatures and their policy actions can be tuned with context; disabling broad prevention sacrifices coverage unrelated to one alert.
B:This alternative describes a different control, Security intelligence and dynamic feed objects, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: Dynamic reputation and blocklist inputs can change independently of local access rules and require freshness and false-positive review.
C:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents. It cannot establish the stated security outcome.
Question 363
A security operations incident describes: A security team expects Encrypted Visibility Engine to decrypt every TLS payload although privacy policy forbids interception. Which specific evidence is MOST useful to confirm the real root cause? Select ONE best answer.
- Inspect system time and NTP reachability, DNS lookups, update attempts and health messages in FMC.
- Inspect EVE policy, TLS handshake metadata, connection correlation and independent endpoint or intrusion evidence.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
- Inspect application event classification, protocol samples, detector definition and policy match results.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:Direct independent verification: Inspect EVE policy, TLS handshake metadata, connection correlation and independent endpoint or intrusion evidence.
Incorrect Answers
A:That option would inspect system time and NTP reachability, DNS lookups, update attempts and health messages in FMC, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
C:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents. It cannot establish the stated security outcome.
D:This alternative describes a different control, Application detector tuning and custom signatures, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: Inspect application event classification, protocol samples, detector definition and policy match results.
Question 364
During a firewall implementation acceptance test: A security team expects Encrypted Visibility Engine to decrypt every TLS payload although privacy policy forbids interception. Which observed result BEST confirms that the change meets the intended security requirement? Select ONE best answer.
- Potentially risky encrypted connections are triaged with documented confidence while payload privacy limitations remain explicit.
- Delegated teams can change only intended domain resources and shared upstream policies remain consistent.
- Events have consistent timestamps and the management platform reaches approved update services without uncontrolled outbound exposure.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:Required acceptance evidence: Potentially risky encrypted connections are triaged with documented confidence while payload privacy limitations remain explicit.
Incorrect Answers
B:This alternative describes a different control, FMC domain hierarchy and configuration ownership, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: Delegated teams can change only intended domain resources and shared upstream policies remain consistent.
C:This alternative describes a different control, FMC DNS NTP update and system health settings, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: Events have consistent timestamps and the management platform reaches approved update services without uncontrolled outbound exposure.
D:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents. Case details: A security team expects Encrypted Visibility Engine to decrypt every TLS payload although privacy policy forbids interception. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Question 365
A CCNP Security practice scenario presents this condition: A security team expects Encrypted Visibility Engine to decrypt every TLS payload although privacy policy forbids interception. Which misleading assumption MOST directly causes this issue and must be rejected? Select ONE best answer.
- Assume enabling host discovery makes every unreachable or unobserved endpoint immediately and perfectly inventoried.
- Assume every firewall decision produces a complete connection event regardless of logging configuration.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
- Assume logged event timestamps remain reliably comparable when management and sensor clocks are unsynchronized.
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:Reject the scenario-specific unsafe assumption: Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents. The stated shortcut conflicts with the intended control and its documented verification.
Incorrect Answers
A:That option would assume enabling host discovery makes every unreachable or unobserved endpoint immediately and perfectly inventoried, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
B:That option would assume every firewall decision produces a complete connection event regardless of logging configuration, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
D:That option would assume logged event timestamps remain reliably comparable when management and sensor clocks are unsynchronized, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Question 366
A firewall service owner escalates the following: Encrypted traffic is marked suspicious from limited handshake metadata and an analyst treats the score as proof of malware content. Which security configuration or operational step BEST addresses the requirement? Select ONE best answer.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
- Use supported application identification or custom detector methods based on recognizable traffic attributes and validate on controlled samples.
- Configure appropriate network discovery scope and review observed host attributes, data age and privacy boundaries.
- Enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Appropriate implementation: Enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content.
Incorrect Answers
A:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents. It cannot establish the stated security outcome.
B:That option would use supported application identification or custom detector methods based on recognizable traffic attributes and validate on controlled samples, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
C:That option would configure appropriate network discovery scope and review observed host attributes, data age and privacy boundaries, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Question 367
An approved maintenance window surfaces this issue: Encrypted traffic is marked suspicious from limited handshake metadata and an analyst treats the score as proof of malware content. Which firewall behavior or technical principle BEST explains the observed condition? Select ONE best answer.
- Intrusion signatures and their policy actions can be tuned with context; disabling broad prevention sacrifices coverage unrelated to one alert.
- Network discovery can infer assets from observed traffic but only for monitored coverage and with potentially incomplete or stale attributes.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
- Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Underlying platform principle: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Incorrect Answers
A:This alternative describes a different control, Custom intrusion rules and rule-set tuning, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: Intrusion signatures and their policy actions can be tuned with context; disabling broad prevention sacrifices coverage unrelated to one alert. Case details: Encrypted traffic is marked suspicious from limited handshake metadata and an analyst treats the score as proof of malware content. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption. Approved action: Enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content. Independent evidence: Inspect EVE policy, TLS handshake metadata, connection correlation and independent endpoint or intrusion evidence. Acceptance criterion: Potentially risky encrypted connections are triaged with documented confidence while payload privacy limitations remain explicit.
B:This alternative describes a different control, Network discovery and host profiling scope, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: Network discovery can infer assets from observed traffic but only for monitored coverage and with potentially incomplete or stale attributes.
C:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents. Case details: Encrypted traffic is marked suspicious from limited handshake metadata and an analyst treats the score as proof of malware content. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Question 368
A Secure Firewall deployment change request reports: Encrypted traffic is marked suspicious from limited handshake metadata and an analyst treats the score as proof of malware content. Which specific evidence is MOST useful to confirm the real root cause? Select ONE best answer.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
- Inspect DNS policy order, query events, resolver path and lookup outcomes for both blocked and approved domains.
- Inspect identity source health, realm and group retrieval, mapping age, endpoint IP and the matched access event.
- Inspect EVE policy, TLS handshake metadata, connection correlation and independent endpoint or intrusion evidence.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Direct independent verification: Inspect EVE policy, TLS handshake metadata, connection correlation and independent endpoint or intrusion evidence.
Incorrect Answers
A:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents. Case details: Encrypted traffic is marked suspicious from limited handshake metadata and an analyst treats the score as proof of malware content. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption. Approved action: Enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content. Independent evidence: Inspect EVE policy, TLS handshake metadata, connection correlation and independent endpoint or intrusion evidence. Acceptance criterion: Potentially risky encrypted connections are triaged with documented confidence while payload privacy limitations remain explicit.
B:That option would inspect DNS policy order, query events, resolver path and lookup outcomes for both blocked and approved domains, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
C:That option would inspect identity source health, realm and group retrieval, mapping age, endpoint IP and the matched access event, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Question 369
An FMC policy and traffic review discovers: Encrypted traffic is marked suspicious from limited handshake metadata and an analyst treats the score as proof of malware content. Which observed result BEST confirms that the change meets the intended security requirement? Select ONE best answer.
- Documented blocked categories are enforced and approved business destinations remain available within visibility constraints.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
- Potentially risky encrypted connections are triaged with documented confidence while payload privacy limitations remain explicit.
- An analyst can review authorized events without modifying policies or viewing unrelated restricted infrastructure.
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:Required acceptance evidence: Potentially risky encrypted connections are triaged with documented confidence while payload privacy limitations remain explicit.
Incorrect Answers
A:This alternative describes a different control, URL category application and TLS policy interplay, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: Documented blocked categories are enforced and approved business destinations remain available within visibility constraints.
B:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
D:This alternative describes a different control, FMC user roles and management authorization, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: An analyst can review authorized events without modifying policies or viewing unrelated restricted infrastructure.
Question 370
An engineer validates a Cisco Secure Firewall implementation: Encrypted traffic is marked suspicious from limited handshake metadata and an analyst treats the score as proof of malware content. Which TWO complementary choices provide the most appropriate corrective action and its direct independent verification? Select TWO answers.
- Inspect EVE policy, TLS handshake metadata, connection correlation and independent endpoint or intrusion evidence.
- Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
- Configure supported identity sources and mapping methods with suitable user or group rules and verification of mapping freshness.
- Enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content.
- Inspect effective role assignments, domains, device scope and actual attempted view versus edit actions using test accounts.
Explanation
Correct Answers
A:Direct independent How to verify: Inspect EVE policy, TLS handshake metadata, connection correlation and independent endpoint or intrusion evidence.
D:Appropriate implementation: Enable and tune supported encrypted-traffic analysis using available metadata, then corroborate detections without claiming decrypted content. Case details: Encrypted traffic is marked suspicious from limited handshake metadata and an analyst treats the score as proof of malware content. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
Incorrect Answers
B:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume a classification of encrypted traffic means the firewall has read and verified all plaintext application contents.
C:This alternative describes a different control, Identity-based rule mapping and directory sources, rather than this scenario’s Encrypted Visibility Engine TLS metadata analysis: Configure supported identity sources and mapping methods with suitable user or group rules and verification of mapping freshness.
E:That option would inspect effective role assignments, domains, device scope and actual attempted view versus edit actions using test accounts, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Encrypted Visibility Engine can infer characteristics of encrypted flows from observable attributes; metadata analytics is distinct from full payload decryption.
