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Which statement describes the AAA accounting feature?
The correct answer is A. lt is the set of attributes that describe what a user is permitted to perform. NOTE: The marked answer (A) appears to be incorrect based on standard AAA definitions. AAA stands for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. 'Accounting' specifically means tracking and logging what authenticated users do - such as services accessed, session duration…
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Which statement describes the AAA accounting feature?
Options
- Alt is the set of attributes that describe what a user is permitted to perform
- BIt tracks the services that users are accessing
- CIt verifies the identity of the person or device attempting to access the Cisco NX-OS device
- DIt maintaines a log containing the utilization of the device's system resources such as memory and CPU
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A89% (17)
- C5% (1)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
NOTE: The marked answer (A) appears to be incorrect based on standard AAA definitions. AAA stands for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. 'Accounting' specifically means tracking and logging what authenticated users do - such as services accessed, session duration, and commands executed - which matches option B ('tracks the services that users are accessing'). Option A ('set of attributes describing what a user is permitted to perform') defines Authorization, not Accounting. Option C describes Authentication. Option D describes general system resource monitoring, not AAA accounting. The technically correct answer for the AAA Accounting feature is B.
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