What is the term given to cloud-brokered site-to-site VPN tunnels built using Cisco Meraki MX security Appliances?

Question

Options

• AAuto-provisioning IPsec VPN (Auto VPN)
• BSecure Shell tunneling (SSH)
• CGeneric Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
• DDynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  87% (45)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  8% (4)

Explanation

There appears to be an error in this question's answer key. The marked correct answer (B, SSH tunneling) is incorrect for this topic.

The actual correct answer is A - Auto VPN (Auto-provisioning IPsec VPN).

Cisco Meraki's Auto VPN is the proprietary feature that allows Meraki MX appliances to automatically build site-to-site IPsec tunnels, brokered through the Meraki cloud dashboard - no manual tunnel configuration required. This is one of Meraki's flagship differentiators.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (SSH tunneling) - SSH is used for secure remote terminal access and port forwarding, not site-to-site VPN infrastructure. Meraki MX doesn't use SSH for inter-site tunnels.
• C (GRE) - GRE is a generic tunneling protocol that lacks native encryption. It's not cloud-brokered and isn't specific to Meraki.
• D (DMVPN) - DMVPN is a Cisco IOS technology for hub-and-spoke VPN architectures. Meraki MX devices run Meraki OS, not IOS, and use Auto VPN instead.

Memory tip: Think "Meraki = Magic Auto VPN." The whole Meraki value proposition is zero-touch, cloud-managed networking - Auto VPN fits perfectly because tunnels come up automatically with no manual IPsec configuration.

You should flag this answer key error to your instructor or exam provider, as B is definitively wrong here.

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