Which is a use case for enabling Control Plane Policing on Aruba switches?

Question

Options

• Ato prevent unauthorized network devices from sending routing updates
• Bto prevent the switch from accepting routing updates from unauthorized users
• Cto encrypt traffic between tunneled node switches and Mobility Controllers (MCs)
• Dto mitigate Denial of Service (Dos) attacks on the switch

• A
  8% (4)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  88% (44)

Explanation

Control Plane Policing (CoPP) on Aruba switches is used to mitigate Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on the switch. CoPP allows network administrators to restrict the impact of control plane traffic on the switch's CPU, thereby protecting network stability and integrity. By setting rate limits and specifying allowed traffic types, administrators can prevent malicious or malformed packets from overwhelming the switch's control plane, which could otherwise lead to a DoS condition and potentially disrupt network operations. This use case of CoPP is detailed in Aruba's network management documentation, where best practices and configurations to protect against DoS attacks are discussed.

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