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What is a practice that protects a network from VLAN hopping attacks?

The correct answer is C. Assign all access ports to VLANs other than the native VLAN. To protect a network from VLAN hopping attacks, a key practice is to configure all access ports to belong to specific VLANs other than the native VLAN. This prevents attackers from exploiting the default native VLAN behavior.

Submitted by minji_kr· Mar 5, 2026Security Fundamentals

Question

What is a practice that protects a network from VLAN hopping attacks?

Options

  • AEnable dynamic ARP inspection
  • BConfigure an ACL to prevent traffic from changing VLANs
  • CAssign all access ports to VLANs other than the native VLAN
  • DImplement port security on internet-facing VLANs

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  • A
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  • B
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  • C
    86% (32)
  • D
    8% (3)

Why each option

To protect a network from VLAN hopping attacks, a key practice is to configure all access ports to belong to specific VLANs other than the native VLAN. This prevents attackers from exploiting the default native VLAN behavior.

AEnable dynamic ARP inspection

Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) protects against ARP spoofing and poisoning attacks by validating ARP packets, not specifically against VLAN hopping.

BConfigure an ACL to prevent traffic from changing VLANs

While ACLs filter traffic between VLANs, they do not inherently prevent an attacker from manipulating VLAN tags to gain unauthorized access to a different VLAN, which is the core of a VLAN hopping attack.

CAssign all access ports to VLANs other than the native VLANCorrect

VLAN hopping attacks often exploit the native VLAN by sending frames tagged with the native VLAN ID or by removing tags to make frames appear as native VLAN traffic. By assigning all access ports to explicit, non-native VLANs, and ensuring the native VLAN is unused or distinct, this common attack vector is mitigated.

DImplement port security on internet-facing VLANs

Port security restricts the number of MAC addresses learned on a port to prevent MAC flooding and unauthorized devices, which is different from preventing VLAN tagging manipulation characteristic of VLAN hopping attacks, and applying it only to internet-facing VLANs is insufficient.

Concept tested: Mitigating VLAN hopping attacks

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/switches/catalyst-6500-series-switches/24344-18.html

Topics

#VLAN hopping#VLAN security#Native VLAN

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