QuestionQ593

Security Fundamentals

How can VLAN hopping attacks be mitigated?

  • A manually implement trunk ports and disable DTP
  • B configure extended VLANs
  • C activate all ports and place in the default VLAN
  • D enable dynamic ARP inspection
Explanation

VLAN hopping attacks commonly rely on switch spoofing through Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) so an attacker port can negotiate a trunk and gain access to multiple VLANs. The proper mitigation is to statically configure only the ports that must be trunks and disable DTP negotiation, while keeping user-facing ports as access ports. Cisco documentation explicitly warns that DTP can create VLAN hopping vulnerabilities and recommends using manual trunk configuration with DTP disabled.

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