HP HPE7-A02 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 23,2026- Exam Code: HPE7-A02
- Exam Name: HPE Network Security Professional Exam
- Certification Provider: HP
- Latest update: Oct 23,2026
A company has a variety of HPE Aruba Networking solutions, including an HPE Aruba Networking infrastructure and HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy
Manager (CPPM). The company passes traffic from the corporate LAN destined to the data center through a third-party SRX firewall. The company would like to further protect itself from internal threats.
What is one solution that you can recommend?
- A . Have the third-party firewall send Syslogs to CPPM, which can work with network devices to lock internal attackers out of the network.
- B . Use tunnel mode SSIDs and user-based tunneling (UBT) on AOS-CX switches to pass all internal traffic directly through the third-party firewall.
- C . Add ClearPass Device Insight (CPDI) to the solution; integrate it with the third-party firewall to develop more complete device profiles.
- D . Configure CPPM to poll the third-party firewall for a broad array of information about internal clients, such as profile and posture.
A
Explanation:
To further protect the company from internal threats, you can recommend having the third-party SRX firewall send Syslogs to HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM). ClearPass can analyze these logs to detect potential security incidents and coordinate with network devices to respond to threats. By integrating Syslog data from the firewall, CPPM can identify malicious activities and take actions such as locking internal attackers out of the network or triggering specific security policies. This approach enhances the company’s internal threat detection and response capabilities.
Reference: Aruba’s ClearPass documentation on integrating with third-party security solutions and utilizing Syslog data for enhanced network security provides detailed guidance on setting up and using these features.
A company has a variety of HPE Aruba Networking solutions, including an HPE Aruba Networking infrastructure and HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy
Manager (CPPM). The company passes traffic from the corporate LAN destined to the data center through a third-party SRX firewall. The company would like to further protect itself from internal threats.
What is one solution that you can recommend?
- A . Have the third-party firewall send Syslogs to CPPM, which can work with network devices to lock internal attackers out of the network.
- B . Use tunnel mode SSIDs and user-based tunneling (UBT) on AOS-CX switches to pass all internal traffic directly through the third-party firewall.
- C . Add ClearPass Device Insight (CPDI) to the solution; integrate it with the third-party firewall to develop more complete device profiles.
- D . Configure CPPM to poll the third-party firewall for a broad array of information about internal clients, such as profile and posture.
A
Explanation:
To further protect the company from internal threats, you can recommend having the third-party SRX firewall send Syslogs to HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM). ClearPass can analyze these logs to detect potential security incidents and coordinate with network devices to respond to threats. By integrating Syslog data from the firewall, CPPM can identify malicious activities and take actions such as locking internal attackers out of the network or triggering specific security policies. This approach enhances the company’s internal threat detection and response capabilities.
Reference: Aruba’s ClearPass documentation on integrating with third-party security solutions and utilizing Syslog data for enhanced network security provides detailed guidance on setting up and using these features.
A company uses HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) and HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Device Insight (CPDI) and has integrated the two. CPDI admins have created a tag. CPPM admins have created rules that use that tag in the wired 802.1X and wireless 802.1X services’ enforcement policies.
The company requires CPPM to apply the tag-based rules to a client directly after it learns that the client has that tag.
What is one of the settings that you should verify on CPPM?
- A . The "Device Sync" setting is set to 1 in the ClearPass Device Insight Integration settings.
- B . Both 802.1X services have the "Profile Endpoints" option enabled and an appropriate CoA profile selected in the Profiler tab.
- C . Both 802.1X services have the "Use cached Role and Posture attributes from the previous sessions" setting.
- D . The "Polling Interval" is set to 1 in the ClearPass Device Insight Integration settings.
B
Explanation:
To ensure that HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) applies tag-based rules to a client immediately after learning the client has that tag, verify that both 802.1X services have the "Profile Endpoints" option enabled and an appropriate Change of Authorization (CoA) profile selected in the Profiler tab. This setup ensures that when a device is profiled and tagged, CPPM can immediately enforce the updated policies through CoA.
A company has AOS-CX switches. The company wants to make it simpler and faster for admins to detect denial of service (DoS) attacks, such as ping or ARP floods, launched against the switches.
What can you do to support this use case?
- A . Deploy an NAE agent on the switches to monitor control plane policing (CoPP).
- B . Configure the switches to implement RADIUS accounting to HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass and enable HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Insight.
- C . Implement ARP inspection on all VLANs that support end-user devices.
- D . Enabling debugging of security functions on the switches.
A
Explanation:
Why Monitoring Control Plane Policing (CoPP) with an NAE Agent Is Effective for Detecting DoS Attacks
Control Plane Policing (CoPP): AOS-CX switches use CoPP to protect the CPU from excessive traffic caused by DoS attacks (e.g., ARP floods, ICMP floods). CoPP enforces rate limits and drops malicious traffic at the control plane level.
NAE (Network Analytics Engine) Agent:
The NAE on AOS-CX switches can monitor CoPP counters in real time and trigger alerts if thresholds for certain traffic types (e.g., ICMP, ARP) are exceeded.
Admins can use NAE to automate detection and respond faster to DoS attacks.
Analysis of Each Option
A company has AOS-CX switches. The company wants to make it simpler and faster for admins to detect denial of service (DoS) attacks, such as ping or ARP floods, launched against the switches.
What can you do to support this use case?
- A . Deploy an NAE agent on the switches to monitor control plane policing (CoPP).
- B . Configure the switches to implement RADIUS accounting to HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass and enable HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Insight.
- C . Implement ARP inspection on all VLANs that support end-user devices.
- D . Enabling debugging of security functions on the switches.
A
Explanation:
Why Monitoring Control Plane Policing (CoPP) with an NAE Agent Is Effective for Detecting DoS Attacks
Control Plane Policing (CoPP): AOS-CX switches use CoPP to protect the CPU from excessive traffic caused by DoS attacks (e.g., ARP floods, ICMP floods). CoPP enforces rate limits and drops malicious traffic at the control plane level.
NAE (Network Analytics Engine) Agent:
The NAE on AOS-CX switches can monitor CoPP counters in real time and trigger alerts if thresholds for certain traffic types (e.g., ICMP, ARP) are exceeded.
Admins can use NAE to automate detection and respond faster to DoS attacks.
Analysis of Each Option
You have set up a mirroring session between an AOS-CX switch and a management station, running Wireshark. You want to capture just the traffic sent in the mirroring session, not the management station’s other traffic.
What should you do?
- A . Apply this capture filter: ip proto 47
- B . Edit protocol preferences and enable ARUBA_ERM.
- C . Edit protocol preferences and enable HPE_ERM.
- D . Apply this capture filter: udp port 5555
D
Explanation:
To capture only the traffic sent in the mirroring session between an AOS-CX switch and a management station running Wireshark, you should apply a capture filter that isolates the specific traffic of interest. In this case, using the filter udp port 5555 will capture the traffic associated with the mirroring session. This is because AOS-CX switches typically use UDP port 5555 for mirrored traffic, ensuring that only the relevant mirrored packets are captured and excluding other traffic generated by the management station.
Reference: Aruba’s AOS-CX documentation and network management guides detail the configuration and monitoring of traffic mirroring sessions, including the use of specific ports for mirrored traffic.
You have set up a mirroring session between an AOS-CX switch and a management station, running Wireshark. You want to capture just the traffic sent in the mirroring session, not the management station’s other traffic.
What should you do?
- A . Apply this capture filter: ip proto 47
- B . Edit protocol preferences and enable ARUBA_ERM.
- C . Edit protocol preferences and enable HPE_ERM.
- D . Apply this capture filter: udp port 5555
D
Explanation:
To capture only the traffic sent in the mirroring session between an AOS-CX switch and a management station running Wireshark, you should apply a capture filter that isolates the specific traffic of interest. In this case, using the filter udp port 5555 will capture the traffic associated with the mirroring session. This is because AOS-CX switches typically use UDP port 5555 for mirrored traffic, ensuring that only the relevant mirrored packets are captured and excluding other traffic generated by the management station.
Reference: Aruba’s AOS-CX documentation and network management guides detail the configuration and monitoring of traffic mirroring sessions, including the use of specific ports for mirrored traffic.
HPE Aruba Networking Central displays a Gateway Threat Count alert in the alert list.
How can you gather more information about what caused the alert to trigger?
- A . Use HPE Aruba Networking Central tools to run a Network Check on the gateway with which the alert is associated.
- B . Use Live Monitoring on the gateway to download a packet capture of recent traffic flowing through the gateway.
- C . Check the threat list for the gateway associated with the alert. Access threat details and download packet info.
- D . Check the gateway’s Audit Trail in HPE Aruba Networking Central for more details about the threats that triggered the alert.
C
Explanation:
Gateway Threat Count Alert
This alert indicates that the gateway has detected threats in traffic passing through it. HPE Aruba Networking Central provides tools to investigate and analyze these threats in detail.
Analysis of Each Option
You have run an Active Endpoint Security Report on HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass. The report indicates that hundreds of endpoints have MAC addresses but no known IP addresses.
What is one step for addressing this issue?
- A . Set up network devices to implement RADIUS accounting to CPPM.
- B . Add CPPM’s IP address to the IP helper list on routing switches.
- C . Set up switches to implement ARP inspection on client VLANs.
- D . Configure CPPM as a Syslog destination on network devices.
B
Explanation:
When the Active Endpoint Security Report on HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass indicates that endpoints have MAC addresses but no known IP addresses, one effective step to address this issue is to add CPPM’s (ClearPass Policy Manager) IP address to the IP helper list on routing switches. This configuration ensures that DHCP requests are forwarded to the ClearPass server, allowing it to track and report the IP addresses assigned to the endpoints. This helps ClearPass maintain an accurate mapping of MAC addresses to IP addresses, improving endpoint visibility and security management.
Reference: ClearPass configuration guides and best practices documentation outline the importance of integrating ClearPass with network infrastructure using IP helper addresses to ensure comprehensive endpoint visibility and management.
An AOS-CX switch has been configured to implement UBT to a cluster of three HPE Aruba Networking gateways.
How does the switch determine to which gateways to tunnel UBT users’ traffic?
- A . The switch tunnels all users’ traffic to the gateway configured as the primary gateway in the UBT zone, unless that gateway fails.
- B . The switch tunnels each user’s traffic to the particular gateway assigned as that user’s active user designed gateway.
- C . The switch load balances client traffic across the primary and standby gateway configured in the UBT zone.
- D . The switch tunnels all users’ traffic to the gateway assigned as the switch’s active device designated gateway.
B
Explanation:
When an AOS-CX switch implements User-Based Tunneling (UBT) to a cluster of three HPE Aruba Networking gateways, the switch determines to which gateway to tunnel each user’s traffic based on the particular gateway assigned as that user’s active user designated gateway. This ensures that traffic is efficiently distributed and managed according to the designated gateway for each user.