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350-701 · Question #883

Refer to the exhibit. A security engineer has configured a Cisco Catalyst Switch with 802.1X for wired authentication. During testing an endpoint with MAC address 11:22:33:44:55:77 is failing to…

The correct answer is A. dot1x pae authenticator. The interface must be explicitly configured as the 802.1X authenticator so it can process EAP exchanges with the supplicant; the dot1x pae authenticator command sets the Port Access Entity to authenticator and enables proper authentication.

Submitted by lucia.co· Mar 30, 2026

Question

Refer to the exhibit. A security engineer has configured a Cisco Catalyst Switch with 802.1X for wired authentication. During testing an endpoint with MAC address 11:22:33:44:55:77 is failing to authenticate. Which configuration must be implemented to allow the endpoint to authenticate?

Exhibit

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Options

  • Adot1x pae authenticator
  • Bdot1x reauthentication
  • Cauthentication closed
  • Dauthentication open

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    83% (15)
  • B
    11% (2)
  • C
    6% (1)

Explanation

The interface must be explicitly configured as the 802.1X authenticator so it can process EAP exchanges with the supplicant; the dot1x pae authenticator command sets the Port Access Entity to authenticator and enables proper authentication.

Topics

#802.1X#Cisco Switch Security#Wired Authentication#dot1x configuration

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