Exam HPE6-A70 topic 1 question 36 discussion

Actual exam question from HP's HPE6-A70

Question #: 36
Topic #: 1

A WLAN in an Aruba Mobility Master (MM)-based solution uses WPA2-Enterprise security. This WLAN currently authenticates users to Active Directory (AD), and users log in with their Windows domain credentials. Network administrators now want to authenticate the Windows clients as well, based on the client Computer
Names.
What should the administrator do on MM to achieve this goal?

A. Set up MAC Authentication on the WLAN.
B. Set up Machine Authentication on the WLAN.
C. Import the computer names from AD to the MM internal database.
D. Bind individual Mobility Controllers (MCs) to AD at the device level.

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by StudiousGuy at Nov. 5, 2020, 11:20 a.m.

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hujinki

2 years, 3 months ago

per ArubaOS 8.7.1.0 user guide, p 271 "When a Windows device boots, it logs onto the network domain using a machine account. Within the domain, the device is authenticated before computer group policies and software settings can be executed; this process is known as machine authentication. " answer is B .

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bifree

4 years, 5 months ago

" now want to authenticate the Windows clients as well, based on the client Computer Names." Correct Answer is B.

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sh2003

4 years, 5 months ago

Correct option should be "B". https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ClearPass/6.7/Aruba_DeployGd_HTML/Content/Mobility%20Access%20Switch/MAS_802_Machine_Auth.htm

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StudiousGuy

4 years, 7 months ago

Correct Answer is A. AD Authentication doesn't know about MAC addresses. AD know about Computer names, User names, etc.

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