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SY0-501 · Question #473

A systems 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, an administrator should implement sponsored guest access, which allows individual tracking of guest users.

Submitted by yuriko_h· Mar 4, 2026Security operations

Question

A systems 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

(30 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    13% (4)
  • D
    80% (24)

Why each option

To provide and enforce wireless access accountability for external speakers, an administrator should implement sponsored guest access, which allows individual tracking of guest users.

AShared accounts

Shared accounts eliminate individual accountability, as multiple users access the network with the same credentials, making it impossible to identify which person performed specific actions.

BPreshared passwords

Preshared passwords provide no individual accountability, as all users share the same credential, preventing the identification of specific user actions on the network.

CLeast privilege

Least privilege is a security principle for granting minimal necessary access but does not inherently provide a mechanism for individual accountability for guest users.

DSponsored guestCorrect

Sponsored guest access mechanisms require an internal employee (sponsor) to create temporary, individualized accounts for external users. This system inherently provides accountability by linking each guest's network activity to a specific, identifiable account and potentially to their sponsor, directly addressing the need to track external speakers.

Concept tested: Guest network access management and accountability

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

Topics

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

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