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Cisco CCNP Enterprise core exam (ENCOR) 350-401 v1.2 · Domain 5: Security

Network access control: 802.1X, MAB and WebAuth

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Network access control decides who and what may connect to a switch port or wireless network, and what access they receive. Without it, anyone who plugs into a wall jack joins the network. Cisco's solution uses Cisco ISE as the policy server with three authentication methods on switches: 802.1X, MAB and WebAuth.

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