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HPE6-A67 · Question #93

What is the purpose of the pre-auth check during guest authentication?

The correct answer is C. for ClearPass to do an internal authentication check before the NAS login happens. The way NAS devices like wireless controllers do authentication on external captive portals only allowsstandard reject message handlinglike "authentication failed".The pre auth check allows CPPM to provide advanced error handling of a reject like "your time limit has been…

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Question

What is the purpose of the pre-auth check during guest authentication?

Options

  • Afor the NAD device to do an internal authentication check before sending the credentials to
  • Bfor the NAD device to check that ClearPass is active before sending it the RADIUS request
  • Cfor ClearPass to do an internal authentication check before the NAS login happens
  • Dfor the client device to do an internal sanity check before the NAS login occurs
  • Efor the client device to check that ClearPass is active before sending it the credentials

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    13% (5)
  • C
    74% (28)
  • D
    8% (3)
  • E
    3% (1)

Explanation

The way NAS devices like wireless controllers do authentication on external captive portals only allowsstandard reject message handlinglike "authentication failed".The pre auth check allows CPPM to provide advanced error handling of a reject like "your time limit has been reached" before a user logs in. It is to do an end run around limited error handing of NAS devices on external captive portals. https://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Security/why-use-pre-auth-check/m-p/93254

Topics

#pre-auth check#guest authentication#ClearPass#NAS login

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