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200-150 Question #133: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: It maintains a log of every management session used to access a switch.. In the AAA framework, 'Accounting' is the component responsible for recording and logging user activity, session details, and resource usage.

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Question

Which description of the AAA accounting feature is true?

Options

  • AIt regulates which options a user can access on a switch.
  • BIt maintains a log of every management session used to access a switch.
  • CIt verifies the identity of a user who is accessing a switch.
  • DIt assembles a set of attributes that describe what a user is authorized to perform.

Explanation

In the AAA framework, 'Accounting' is the component responsible for recording and logging user activity, session details, and resource usage.

Common mistakes.

  • A. Regulating which options or commands a user can access is the role of AAA Authorization, not Accounting.
  • C. Verifying the identity of a user by validating credentials is the role of AAA Authentication, not Accounting.
  • D. Assembling a set of attributes that define what a user is permitted to do describes AAA Authorization, which uses attribute-value pairs from a RADIUS or TACACS+ server to enforce access rights.

Concept tested. AAA accounting function in network device access control

Reference. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/sec_usr_aaa/configuration/xe-16/sec-usr-aaa-xe-16-book/sec-cfg-authen.html

Topics

#AAA#accounting#network security

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