Certified McAfee Security Specialist - NSP

Here you have the best McAfee MA0-101 practice exam questions

You have 90 total questions across 18 pages (5 per page)
These questions were last updated on February 17, 2026
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Question 1 of 90

Which port needs to be opened for Alert Channel communication between Sensor and Manager through a firewall?

8501

8502

8503

8555

Question 2 of 90

Setting a threshold to allow an IPS to react when traffic volume exceeds the set limit is an example of what type of detection method?

Signature based

Pattern matching

Denial of Service

Remediation

Question 3 of 90

Performance debugging mode can be enabled on a sensor for a specified time duration by issuing which of the following CLI commands?

sensor perf-debug 100

sensor perf-debug on 100

sensor perf-debug Interface all 100

sensor perf-debug assert 100

Question 4 of 90

What type of encryption is used for file transfers between the Sensor and the Manager?

SSL with RC4

SSL with MD5

SSL with RC4 and MD5

DES

Question 5 of 90

When placed in Layer3 mode, a Sensor detects a Layer2 device based on which of the following?

MAC address

IP address

DNS

Subnet

About the McAfee MA0-101 Certification Exam

About the Exam

The McAfee MA0-101 (Certified McAfee Security Specialist - NSP) validates your knowledge and skills. Passing demonstrates proficiency and can boost your career prospects in the field.

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Work through all 90 practice questions across 18 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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