HP Exam HPE6-A84 Topic 2 Question 15 Discussion

Actual exam question for HP's HPE6-A84 exam

Question #: 15
Topic #: 2

You are setting up Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) to enforce EAP-TLS authentication with Active Directory as the authentication source. The company wants to prevent users with disabled accounts from connecting even if those users still have valid certificates.

As the first part of meeting these criteria, what should you do to enable CPPM to determine where accounts are enabled in AD or not?

AAdd an Endpoint Context Server to the domain controller with actions for querying the domain controller for account status.

BEnable OCSP in the EAP-TLS authentication method settings and configure an OCSP override to the domain controller FQDN.

CAdd a custom attribute for userAccountControl to the filters in the AD authentication source.

DInstall a Microsoft Active Directory extension in Aruba ClearPass Guest and set up an HTTP authentication source that points to that extension.

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Suggested Answer: C

According to the ClearPass Policy Manager User Guide1, userAccountControl is a custom attribute in Active Directory that contains a set of flags that define the properties and behavior of user accounts. One of these flags is ACCOUNTDISABLE, which indicates whether the account is disabled or not. By adding this attribute to the filters in the AD authentication source, CPPM can retrieve this attribute for each user and use it as a condition in the enforcement policies to prevent users with disabled accounts from connecting even if they have valid certificates. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

by Paz at Apr 09, 2024, 11:47 PM

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Olive

8 months ago

Yeah, OCSP override to the domain controller FQDN seems like a necessary step to take.

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Tatum

8 months ago

I believe enabling OCSP in EAP-TLS authentication method settings could also help in this scenario.

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Shasta

9 months ago

That sounds like a good idea. It would help us determine if accounts are disabled in AD.

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Paris

9 months ago

I think we need to add an Endpoint Context Server to query the domain controller for account status.

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Hermila

9 months ago

I think installing a Microsoft Active Directory extension in Aruba ClearPass Guest might be the best option here.

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Royce

10 months ago

But wouldn't adding a custom attribute for userAccountControl help in determining if an account is enabled or not?

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Leonida

10 months ago

I disagree, I believe we need to enable OCSP in the EAP-TLS authentication method settings and configure an OCSP override to the domain controller FQDN.

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Royce

10 months ago

I think we should add a custom attribute for userAccountControl to the filters in the AD authentication source.

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Ilona

11 months ago

D? Really? I don't know, that seems like a bit of a workaround. Why not just go with the direct AD integration in the first place?

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An

11 months ago

I don't know, guys. I'm kinda leaning towards D - the Microsoft AD extension in ClearPass Guest. That might be the easiest way to integrate with AD.

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Kathryn

11 months ago

You know, B might be a good option too. OCSP is designed for this kind of thing. Though it might be a bit more complex to set up.

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Johnna

11 months ago

Yeah, C does sound the most logical. But what about B - using OCSP? Wouldn't that also work by querying the domain controller directly?

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Gladys

11 months ago

Hmm, I'm leaning towards C - adding a custom attribute for userAccountControl in the AD authentication source. That seems like the most direct way to check the account status.

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Una

9 months ago

I'm not sure, but maybe option D) could also be a good solution. Installing a Microsoft Active Directory extension in Aruba ClearPass Guest could help with authentication.

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Shantay

9 months ago

I agree with Isaiah, option A) sounds like it would work effectively in this case.

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Isaiah

10 months ago

I think option A) might be a better choice. Adding an Endpoint Context Server to the domain controller seems like a direct way to query account status.

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Latonia

11 months ago

Whoa, this question is tricky! We need to figure out how to get CPPM to check the AD account status, but it's not straightforward. I'm going to have to think this through.

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