300-720 Question #87: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

Refer to the exhibit. Which configuration on the scan behavior must be updated to allow the attachment to be scanned on the Cisco ESA?

Options

• AAdd an additional mapping for attachment type for zip files.
• BEnable assume match pattern if the email was not scanned for any reason.
• CIncrease the maximum recursion depth from 5 to a larger value.
• DIncrease the maximum attachment size to scan to a larger value.

Explanation

{"question_number": 9, "question": "Refer to the exhibit. Which configuration on the scan behavior must be updated to allow the attachment to be scanned on the Cisco ESA?", "correct_answer": "D", "explanation": "The Cisco ESA's scanning engine has a configurable maximum attachment size limit. If an email attachment exceeds this size threshold, the ESA will not scan it - the file is treated as unscannable due to size. To allow larger attachments to be scanned, the administrator must increase the 'Maximum Attachment Size to Scan' setting in the scan behavior configuration. Option A (adding a mapping for zip file attachment types) would address scenarios where a specific MIME type is not mapped for scanning, not a size issue. Option B (assume match pattern if not scanned) would falsely flag all unscanned files as matching, which is a workaround rather than a fix. Option C (increasing recursion depth) applies to nested/compressed archives where deep nesting prevents full extraction, not a general size limitation.", "generated_by": "claude-sonnet", "llm_judge_score": 3}

No community discussion yet for this question.