350-701 · Question #736
Refer to the exhibit. Which task is the Python script performing by using the Cisco Umbrella API?
The correct answer is B. checking the disposition of previously identified domains in bulk. The Python script uses the Cisco Umbrella API to query the security disposition of a list of domains in a batch operation.
Question
Refer to the exhibit. Which task is the Python script performing by using the Cisco Umbrella API?
Exhibit
Options
- Achanging the disposition of domains that were previously malicious to clean
- Bchecking the disposition of previously identified domains in bulk
- Cchanging the disposition of domains that were previously clean to malicious
- Dchecking the disposition of potentially malicious domains in bulk
How the community answered
(43 responses)- A14% (6)
- B58% (25)
- C23% (10)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
The Python script uses the Cisco Umbrella API to query the security disposition of a list of domains in a batch operation.
The script uses a GET request to retrieve information, not a POST or PUT request, which would be necessary to change the disposition of domains from malicious to clean.
The script iterates through a list of 'domains_to_check' and, for each domain, makes an API GET request to the Umbrella 'domains/disposition' endpoint. This action is designed to retrieve and display the current security classification or disposition of multiple domains in bulk.
Similar to A, a GET request is for retrieving data; changing domain disposition from clean to malicious would require a modification-type API call (e.g., POST, PUT) to a different endpoint.
While the script checks domains in bulk, the term 'previously identified domains' more accurately reflects iterating through a pre-defined list, rather than implying they are only 'potentially malicious' without specific context in the code snippet.
Concept tested: Cisco Umbrella API domain disposition lookup
Source: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/umbrella/api/2.0/#tag/Investigate-Domain-Disposition
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