HP0-Y49 · Question #10

Which STP protection feature does HP recommended against rogue switches?

The correct answer is D. BPDU Protection should be enabled on edge ports. We want to enable BPDU protection on any "edge ports", or ports that are connected to end user devices (PCs, printers, etc.) -- any device that should not be sending out STP BPDU's. Without BPDU protection, a malicious (or ignorant) user could plug a switch into our network and…

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ARoot Protection should be enabled on access layer switches.
BBPDU Protection should be enabled on edge ports and uplink ports.
CRoot Protection should be enabled on access and aggregation layer switches.
DBPDU Protection should be enabled on edge ports.

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A
3% (1)
B
6% (2)
C
10% (3)
D
81% (25)

Explanation

We want to enable BPDU protection on any "edge ports", or ports that are connected to end user devices (PCs, printers, etc.) -- any device that should not be sending out STP BPDU's. Without BPDU protection, a malicious (or ignorant) user could plug a switch into our network and alter the spanning tree topology.

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#STP#BPDU protection#edge ports#root protection

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