QuestionQ1360

Security Fundamentals

A network administrator is assessing network security after an attempted ARP spoofing attack.

If Port-channel1 is the uplink interface of the access-layer switch toward the distribution-layer switch, which two configurations must be applied on the access-layer switch to provide adequate protection?

Choose two
  • A ip dhcp snooping vlan 1-4094!interface Port-channel1switchport protectedswitchport port-security maximum 1
  • B ip dhcp snooping vlan 1-4094ip dhcp snooping!interface Port-channel1ip dhcp snooping trust
  • C ip dhcp snooping!interface Port-channel1switchport port-security maximum 1switchport port-security
  • D ip arp inspection trust!interface Port-channel1switchport port-security maximum 4094switchport port-securityip verify source mac-check
  • E ip arp inspection vlan 1-4094!interface Port-channel1ip arp inspection trust
Explanation

Dynamic ARP Inspection is the Cisco feature that protects against ARP spoofing, and it relies on the DHCP snooping binding database to validate IP-to-MAC mappings. Therefore, the switch must have DHCP snooping enabled for the relevant VLANs, and the uplink toward another switch should be configured as a trusted DHCP snooping interface. ARP inspection must also be enabled for the VLANs, and that same uplink should be marked as a trusted ARP inspection interface so legitimate upstream ARP traffic is not blocked. This maps to the configuration in B for DHCP snooping and E for ARP inspection. Official Cisco documentation states that DAI uses the DHCP snooping binding database and that trusted interfaces are configured with ip arp inspection trust.

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