Exam 200-901 topic 1 question 146 discussion

Actual exam question from Cisco's 200-901

Question #: 146
Topic #: 1

Refer to the exhibit. A developer creates a script to obtain a list of devices by using the Cisco DNA Center API. The remote server authorizes the request only if an authentication token is supplied in the headers. A function named get_auth_token() must retrieve a valid token by using HTTP Basic Authentication. Which code must be added to complete the get_auth_token() function?

A. resp = requests.post(url, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(DNAC_USER, DNAC_PASSWORD)) token = resp.json()['Token'] return token
B. resp = requests.post(url, auth=(DNAC_USER, DNAC_PASSWORD)) token = resp.json ()['Token'] return token
C. resp = http.post(url, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(DNAC_USER, DNAC_PASSWORD)) token = resp.json()['Token'] return token
D. resp = http.post(url, auth=(DNAC_USER, DNAC_PASSWORD)) token = resp.json()['Token'] return token

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

by macxsz at June 16, 2022, 4:49 a.m.

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nunyabeez

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Selected Answer: A

I think this might be another trick question. The requests module allows a shorthand for basic auth that would normally render answer B to also be correct. If you don't specify HTTPBasicAuth, then the auth parameter automatically assumes it. However, there appears to be a typo in answer B where there's a space between json and (), which would cause an error.

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