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CCNP Security 300-710 SNCF Practice Test 18 (Hard) - Zero Trust Network Access, VPN, and Snort 3 Architecture

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Which security model, increasingly supported through Secure Firewall Threat Defense secure access features, is based on the principle of never implicitly trusting a device or user based on network location alone, and continuously verifying access?

A model that relies solely on network topology with no identity verification at all

Implicit trust based solely on physical office location

A model that grants permanent access after a single one-time authentication with no further verification

Perimeter-only trust with unrestricted internal access once inside the network

A model that trusts any device connected via a wired Ethernet cable by default

Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)

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Which traditional Secure Firewall Threat Defense VPN capability allows individual remote users to securely connect to the corporate network from any location using client software such as AnyConnect?

Static route tracking exclusively, with no VPN tunnel involved

QoS traffic policing exclusively, with no VPN tunnel involved

NAT exemption exclusively, with no VPN tunnel involved

Network discovery exclusively, with no VPN tunnel involved

Remote Access VPN

Site-to-site VPN exclusively, with no remote user support

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Which VPN deployment type connects two entire networks (such as a branch office and headquarters) over an encrypted tunnel, without requiring individual client software on every end-user device?

Site-to-site VPN

Remote Access VPN exclusively, with no site-to-site capability

Intrusion policy rule state configuration

Network discovery host profiling

Identity policy passive authentication

QoS traffic class prioritization

4 / 10

Which architectural shift characterizes Snort 3 compared to the earlier Snort 2 engine used in Secure Firewall Threat Defense?

Snort 3 introduces a modernized, more modular and performant architecture with improved multi-threading and updated rule syntax capabilities

Snort 3 is exclusively a cloud-only service with no on-box component whatsoever

Snort 3 removes all intrusion detection capability entirely, functioning only as a firewall, which is inconsistent with expected behavior, regardless of the platform version in use

Snort 3 only supports passive deployment and cannot be used inline under any circumstance

Snort 3 is simply a cosmetic renaming of Snort 2 with absolutely no underlying changes

Snort 3 eliminates the need for any base policy or rule configuration entirely

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Which practical benefit does Snort 3's architecture generally provide over Snort 2 in terms of processing traffic on multi-core hardware platforms?

Snort 3 eliminates the need for any CPU resources whatsoever

Snort 3 requires disabling all but one CPU core to function at all

Improved multi-threading allows more efficient use of multiple CPU cores, generally improving inspection throughput

Snort 3 requires specialized hardware that is incompatible with any standard multi-core platform

Snort 3 performance is entirely unrelated to the number of available CPU cores

Snort 3 can only ever use a single CPU core regardless of hardware, identical to Snort 2 in every respect, which is inconsistent with expected behavior

6 / 10

Which VPN authentication enhancement would an organization implement to require a second verification factor, such as a mobile app approval, in addition to a username and password for Remote Access VPN connections?

Network discovery profiling applied to VPN clients

QoS prioritization applied to the VPN tunnel

NAT exemption applied to the VPN tunnel

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) integration with the Remote Access VPN authentication flow

Intrusion policy suppression applied to VPN traffic, regardless of the platform version in use

Static route tracking applied to the VPN gateway

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Which zero trust principle would be reflected in a policy that continuously evaluates a connected VPN user's device posture (such as antivirus status) and can restrict access mid-session if posture becomes non-compliant?

Continuous verification rather than a one-time trust decision at initial connection

Permanent, unconditional trust granted once at initial VPN connection with no further evaluation

Trust that automatically expires only once per calendar year regardless of posture changes

Trust based solely on the user's physical location at the time of connection

Trust based solely on which VPN client software version was used to initially connect

Trust that is granted retroactively after the session has already ended

8 / 10

Which consideration is important when planning a migration from Snort 2 to Snort 3 on existing Secure Firewall Threat Defense devices managed by FMC?

Reviewing custom rule compatibility and intrusion policy behavior, since rule syntax and some preprocessor behavior can differ between the two engine versions

The migration requires completely replacing all physical hardware appliances

The migration automatically deletes all existing access control policies with no way to preserve them, under typical configuration conditions, which is rarely the correct choice

The migration eliminates the need for any future rule updates from Cisco Talos

No planning is needed at all since the two engines are entirely identical in every respect

The migration can only be performed by physically visiting every single remote site in person

9 / 10

Which combination of VPN and zero trust design elements would provide the most secure remote access experience for an organization moving away from a traditional 'trust everything inside the VPN' model?

Identity-aware access control configured but with no VPN authentication strengthening at all

Broad, flat internal network access granted to every VPN user regardless of role or device compliance

Remote Access VPN with MFA, combined with continuous device posture assessment and identity-aware, least-privilege access control rather than broad implicit trust once connected

Remote Access VPN with no MFA and unrestricted internal access granted immediately upon connection

Site-to-site VPN used as a substitute for all individual remote user connectivity needs

VPN access granted permanently with no posture reassessment after the initial connection

10 / 10

Which statement correctly describes the relationship between Snort's rule engine and the broader zero trust and VPN capabilities discussed in this domain?

Snort provides the deep packet inspection layer that can be applied to traffic regardless of whether it arrives via a standard connection, a site-to-site VPN tunnel, or a remote access VPN session, complementing identity-aware zero trust policy

Snort inspection and VPN traffic handling are entirely unrelated features that can never be combined

Snort can only ever inspect traffic that has never passed through any VPN tunnel of any kind

Snort only operates when zero trust principles are explicitly disabled

Snort inspection is only available for site-to-site VPN traffic and never for remote access VPN traffic, in a properly maintained environment, which is not the standard approach, in a properly maintained environment, in a properly maintained environment

Snort replaces the need for any VPN technology entirely

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