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How are VLAN hopping attacks mitigated?

The correct answer is B. manually implement trunk ports and disable DTP. VLAN hopping attacks are mitigated by manually configuring trunk ports and disabling Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) on switch interfaces.

Submitted by paula_co· Mar 5, 2026Security Fundamentals

Question

How are VLAN hopping attacks mitigated?

Options

  • Aenable dynamic ARP inspection
  • Bmanually implement trunk ports and disable DTP
  • Cactivate all ports and place in the default VLAN
  • Dconfigure extended VLANs

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  • A
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  • C
    13% (3)
  • D
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Why each option

VLAN hopping attacks are mitigated by manually configuring trunk ports and disabling Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) on switch interfaces.

Aenable dynamic ARP inspection

Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) mitigates ARP spoofing and poisoning attacks, which is different from VLAN hopping.

Bmanually implement trunk ports and disable DTPCorrect

VLAN hopping attacks often exploit Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) to trick a switchport into becoming a trunk, allowing an attacker to send traffic across multiple VLANs. Manually configuring interfaces as either access ports or trunk ports (with specific allowed VLANs) and disabling DTP on all access ports prevents this vulnerability by removing the automatic trunk negotiation mechanism.

Cactivate all ports and place in the default VLAN

Activating all ports and placing them in the default VLAN increases the attack surface and can make VLAN hopping easier, as an attacker might leverage the default VLAN.

Dconfigure extended VLANs

Configuring extended VLANs (VLAN IDs 1006-4094) relates to the range of available VLANs and does not, by itself, mitigate VLAN hopping attacks.

Concept tested: VLAN hopping attack mitigation

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3750x_3560x/software/release/12-2_55_se/configuration/guide/3750x_cg/swvlan.html#wp1074092

Topics

#VLAN hopping#DTP#trunk security#switch hardening

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