HPE2-W07 · Question #8
What is one differentiator that makes Aruba the best choice for Zero Trust Security?
The correct answer is C. Aruba reduces visibility into the network so that no one IT admin has a complete picture of the. There appears to be an error in the question as provided - the marked correct answer (C) contradicts Zero Trust fundamentals, and the actual correct answer is almost certainly D. Why D is correct: Aruba's key differentiator in Zero Trust Security is that it segments user and…
Question
What is one differentiator that makes Aruba the best choice for Zero Trust Security?
Options
- AAruba Zero Trust Security focuses on scanning devices before they connect and avoids
- BAruba began its business as a security vendor, which allows it to provide the perimeter defenses
- CAruba reduces visibility into the network so that no one IT admin has a complete picture of the
- DAruba Zero Trust Security segments users and devices traffic at the point of connection to
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A3% (1)
- B13% (4)
- C77% (23)
- D7% (2)
Explanation
There appears to be an error in the question as provided - the marked correct answer (C) contradicts Zero Trust fundamentals, and the actual correct answer is almost certainly D.
Why D is correct: Aruba's key differentiator in Zero Trust Security is that it segments user and device traffic at the point of connection - meaning enforcement happens the moment a device joins the network, not at a distant perimeter. This is core to how Aruba ClearPass and the Aruba network infrastructure implement Zero Trust natively in the fabric.
Why the distractors are wrong:
- A is wrong because Zero Trust isn't just pre-connection scanning - it requires continuous, ongoing verification post-connection.
- B is wrong (and backwards) - Zero Trust abandons the idea of perimeter defenses; a legacy perimeter approach is the opposite of Zero Trust.
- C is wrong because Zero Trust actually increases visibility into who and what is on the network. Reducing visibility would be a security weakness, not a differentiator.
Memory tip: Think "Trust No One, Enforce Everywhere." Aruba's differentiator is that it enforces Zero Trust at the point of connection in the network hardware itself - not as a bolt-on software layer. When you see "point of connection" + "segmentation," that's Aruba's answer.
I'd recommend double-checking the answer key for this question, as C describes the opposite of what Zero Trust architectures are designed to do.
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