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A system administrator wants to provide for and enforce wireless access accountability during events where external speakers are invited to make presentations to a mixed audience of employees and…

The correct answer is D. Sponsored guest. To provide and enforce wireless access accountability for external speakers and non-employees, the administrator should implement sponsored guest access.

Submitted by klara.se· Mar 4, 2026Security operations

Question

A system administrator wants to provide for and enforce wireless access accountability during events where external speakers are invited to make presentations to a mixed audience of employees and non-employees. Which of the following should the administrator implement?

Options

  • AShared accounts
  • BPreshared passwords
  • CLeast privilege
  • DSponsored guest

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    84% (21)

Why each option

To provide and enforce wireless access accountability for external speakers and non-employees, the administrator should implement sponsored guest access.

AShared accounts

Shared accounts explicitly prevent individual accountability because multiple users share the same credentials, making it impossible to identify which specific person performed a particular action.

BPreshared passwords

Preshared passwords offer no individual accountability, as anyone with the password can connect, and network activity cannot be traced back to a specific individual user.

CLeast privilege

Least privilege is a security principle about granting only necessary permissions, not an implementation for providing or enforcing wireless access accountability for guest users.

DSponsored guestCorrect

Sponsored guest access allows an authorized employee to create unique, temporary accounts for guests, ensuring individual accountability by linking each user's network activity to a specific guest account and its sponsor. This method provides traceability for actions performed on the wireless network by non-employees, which is crucial for accountability.

Concept tested: Wireless Guest Access Accountability

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/identity-services-engine/guest-services.html

Topics

#sponsored guest access#wireless accountability#identity management#access control

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