Cisco 300-715 Certification Sample Questions and Answers

Cisco 300-715 sample questions for Cisco Certified Specialist Security Identity Management Implementation preparationThe Cisco 300-715 Certification Sample Questions on this page help you become familiar with the question style and knowledge areas of the Cisco Certified Specialist Security Identity Management Implementation (SISE) exam. Each question is written to reflect the syllabus topics and the level of understanding the certification expects, so you can see how theoretical concepts are tested in practice. Working through them lets you check your understanding, identify topics that need further study, and get comfortable interpreting certification-style questions before you sit the official exam.

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Cisco 300-715 (SISE) Sample Questions:

01. An engineer is using low-impact mode for a phased deployment of Cisco ISE and is trying to connect to the network prior to authentication. Which access will be denied in this mode?
a) DHCP
b) HTTP
c) EAP
d) DNS
 
02. Which Cisco ISE service allows an engineer to check the compliance of endpoints before connecting to the network?
a) personas
b) qualys
c) posture
d) nexpose
 
03. An administrator enables the profiling service in Cisco ISE for use in authorization policies while in closed mode. Endpoints connect with limited access so the profiling probes can gather information and ISE can assign the correct profiles. Using the default ISE values, the devices do not change their access after receiving a new profile.
What is the problem?
a) The profiling probes are not able to collect enough information to change the device profile
b) The default profiler configuration is set to No CoA for the reauthentication setting
c) In closed mode, profiling does not work unless CDP is enabled.
d) The profiler feed is not downloading new information so the profiler is inactive
 
04. What is a method for transporting security group tags throughout the network?
a) By the Security Group Tag Exchange Protocol
b) By embedding the security group tag in the 802.1Q header
c) By embedding the security group tag in the IP header
d) By enabling 802.1AE on every network device
 
05. A network administrator must configure Cisco ISE personas to share session information via syslog. Which Cisco ISE persona must be added as a syslog receiver source to accomplish this goal?
a) pxGrid
b) Admin (PAN)
c) Policy services (PSN)
d) Monitoring (MnT)
 
06. Which Cisco ISE solution ensures endpoints have the latest antivirus updates installed before being allowed access to the corporate network?
a) Posture Services
b) Profiling Services
c) Provisioning Services
d) Threat Services
 
07. A network administrator is configuring a secondary Cisco ISE node from the backup configuration of the primary node to create a high-availability pair. The Cisco ISE CA certificates and keys must be manually backed up from the primary and copied into the secondary. Which command must be issued for this to work?
a) certificate configure ise
b) application configure ise
c) import certificate ise
d) copy certificate ise
 
08. In a Cisco ISE split deployment model, which load is divided between the two nodes?
a) log collection
b) device admission
c) network admission
d) AAA
 
09. Which command displays all 802.1X/MAB sessions that are active on the switch ports of a Cisco Catalyst switch?
a) show authentication sessions interface Gi 1/0/x
b) show authentication sessions
c) show authentication sessions interface Gi1/0/x output
d) show authentication sessions output
 
10. An organization is adding nodes to their Cisco ISE deployment and has two nodes designated as primary and secondary PAN and MnT nodes. The organization also has four PSNs. An administrator is adding two more PSNs to this deployment but is having problems adding one of them.
What is the problem?
a) One of the new nodes must be designated as a pxGrid node
b) The current PAN is only able to track a max of four nodes
c) The node is not reachable or improperly prepared
d) The new nodes must be set to primary prior to being added to the deployment

Solutions:

Question: 01

Answer: b

Question: 02

Answer: c

Question: 03

Answer: b

Question: 04

Answer: a

Question: 05

Answer: d

Question: 06

Answer: a

Question: 07

Answer: b

Question: 08

Answer: d

Question: 09

Answer: b

Question: 10

Answer: c

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