An organization is concerned about site-specific 802.1X authentication in the event of a WAN outage in their Cisco FlexConnect deployment. Which data is needed to accomplish this authentication?

The correct answer is A. local RADIUS server shared secret. In a Cisco FlexConnect deployment, when the WAN link to the central site is down, local authentication is used to ensure client connectivity. This requires a local RADIUS server shared secret (configured between the FlexConnect AP and the local RADIUS server at the branch), enabl

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Alocal RADIUS server shared secret
Blocal TACACS server shared secret
Ccentral TACACS server shared secret
Dcentral RADIUS server shared secret

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C
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D
11% (4)

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In a Cisco FlexConnect deployment, when the WAN link to the central site is down, local authentication is used to ensure client connectivity. This requires a local RADIUS server shared secret (configured between the FlexConnect AP and the local RADIUS server at the branch), enabling site-specific 802.1X authentication without relying on the central RADIUS server.

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#FlexConnect local auth#WAN outage#local RADIUS#802.1x fallback

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