HPE Network Security Associate

Here you have the best HP HPE6-A78 practice exam questions

  • You have 60 total questions across 12 pages (5 per page)
  • These questions were last updated on March 14, 2026
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Question 1 of 60
An organization has HPE Aruba Networking infrastructure, including AOS-CX switches and an AOS-8 mobility infrastructure with Mobility Controllers (MCs) and APs. Clients receive certificates from ClearPass Onboard. The infrastructure devices authenticate clients to ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM). The company wants to start profiling clients to take their device type into account in their access rights.
What is a role that ClearPass Onboard should play in this plan?
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Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is A.

Question 2 of 60
A user attempts to connect to an SSID configured on an AOS-8 mobility architecture with Mobility Controllers (MCs) and APs. The SSID enforces WPA3-Enterprise security and uses HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) as the authentication server. The WLAN has initial role, logon, and 802.1 X default role, guest.
A user attempts to connect to the SSID, and CPPM sends an Access-Accept with an Aruba-User-Role VSA of "contractor," which exists on the MC.
What does the MC do?
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Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is C.

Question 3 of 60
You have a network with AOS-CX switches for which HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) acts as the TACACS + server. When an admin authenticates, CPPM sends a response with:
* Aruba-Admin-Role = auditors
* TACACS+ privilege level = 1
What happens to the user?
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Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is A.

Question 4 of 60
What is one benefit of enabling Enhanced Secure mode on an AOS-CX switch?
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The suggested answer is D.

Question 5 of 60
A client is connected to a Mobility Controller (MC). These firewall rules apply to this client’s role: ipv4 any any svc-dhcp permit ipv4 user 10.1.5.20 svc-dns permit ipv4 user 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 https permit ipv4 user 10.1.0.0 255.255.0.0 https deny_opt ipv4 user any any permit
What correctly describes how the controller treats HTTPS packets to these two IP addresses, both of which are on the other side of the firewall:
10.1.20.1
10.1.5.20
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Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is C.

About the HP HPE6-A78 Certification Exam

About the Exam

The HP HPE6-A78 (HPE Network Security Associate) validates your knowledge and skills. Passing demonstrates proficiency and can boost your career prospects in the field.

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Work through all 60 practice questions across 12 pages. Focus on understanding the reasoning behind each answer rather than memorizing responses to be ready for any variation on the real exam.

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