HP Aruba Certified Network Security Professional - HPE7-A02 Exam Questions [2026]

QUESTION NO: 1
A company needs you to integrate HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) with HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Device Insight (CPDI).
What is one task you should do to prepare?

A. Install the root CA for CPPM's HTTPS certificate as trusted in the CPDI application. B. Enable Insight in the CPPM server configuration settings. C. Collect a Data Collector token from HPE Aruba Networking Central. D. Configure WMI, SSH, and SNMP external accounts for device scanning on CPPM.

Correct Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 2
A company has HPE Aruba Networking APs running AOS-10 and managed by HPE Aruba Networking Central. The company also has AOS-CX switches. The security team wants you to capture traffic from a particular wireless client. You should capture this client's traffic over a 15 minute time period and then send the traffic to them in a PCAP file.
What should you do?

A. Go to that client in HPE Aruba Networking Central. Use the "Live Events" page to run a packet capture. B. Access the CLI for the client's AP's switch. Set up a mirroring session between the AP's port and a management station running Wireshark. C. Access the CLI for the client's AP. Set up a mirroring session between its radio and a management station running Wireshark. D. Go to the client's AP in HPE Aruba Networking Central. Use the "Security" page to run a packet capture.

Correct Answer: D

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QUESTION NO: 3
You need to set up an HPE Aruba Networking VIA solution for a customer who needs to support
2100 remote employees. The customer wants employees to
download their VIA connection profile from the VPNC. Only employees who authenticate with their domain credentials to HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) should be able to download the profile. (A RADIUS server group for CPPM is already set up on the VPNC.) How do you configure the VPNC to enforce that requirement?

A. Create a new VPN Authentication Profile and then reference CPPM's default server group in that profile. B. Set up a VIA Authentication Profile that uses CPPM's server group; reference that profile in the VIA Web Authentication Profile. C. Reference CPPM's server group in an AAA profile; then, apply that profile to the VPNC's Internet- facing ports. D. Set up a VIA Authentication Profile that uses CPPM's server group; reference that profile in the VIA Connection Profile.

Correct Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 4
A company wants to turn on Wireless IDS/IPS infrastructure and client detection at the high level on HPE Aruba Networking APs. The company does not want to enable any prevention settings.
What should you explain about HPE Aruba Networking recommendations?

A. HPE Aruba Networking recommends configuring infrastructure and client detection at a custom level and disabling or tuning some of the settings that are likely to produce false positives. B. HPE Aruba Networking recommends turning on both wired and wireless prevention whenever you enable detection at high. C. HPE Aruba Networking recommends disabling client detection when you configure infrastructure detection at high, as infrastructure detection includes all the client checks and more. D. HPE Aruba Networking recommends using hybrid AP mode, as opposed to Air Monitors (AMs), when implementing detection without prevention.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 5
You have created this rule in an HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) service's enforcement policy: IF Authorization [Endpoints Repository] Conflict EQUALS true THEN apply "quarantine_profile" What information can help you determine whether you need to configure cluster-wide profiler parameters to ignore some conflicts?

A. Whether the company has rare Internet of Things (loT) devices B. Whether some devices are incapable of captive portal or 802.1X authentication C. Whether some devices are running legacy operating systems D. Whether the company has devices that use PXE boot

Correct Answer: D

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QUESTION NO: 6
You are configuring the Gateway IDS/IPS settings for an HPE Aruba Networking Central group.
What is a reason to set the Inspection Mode to IPS instead of IDS?

A. The company wants to enforce stricter policies associated with lower CVSS scores. B. The company's highest priority is mitigating potential threats immediately. C. The company is concerned about false positives disrupting connectivity. D. The company has a dedicated security staff that can respond to alerts quickly.

Correct Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 7
Which authentication protocol is used in Aruba VPN deployments for secure user authentication?

A. ARP B. EAP-TLS C. PPTP D. WEP

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 8
You are helping an organization deploy HPE Aruba Networking SSE. What is one reason to recommend that the company install agents on remote users' devices?

A. To permit users to access private servers using SSH. B. To run posture checks and apply different permissions based on those checks. C. To run threat inspection on clients in a local sandbox rather than in the cloud. D. To permit admins to manage the HPE Aruba Networking SSE policy rules.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 9
The exhibit shows the 802.1X-related settings for Windows domain clients. What should admins change to make the settings follow best security practices?

A. Clear the check box for using simple certificate selection and select the desired certificate manually. B. Select the desired Trusted Root Certificate Authority and select the check box next to "Don't prompt users." C. Under the "Connect to these servers" field, use a wildcard in the server name. D. Specify at least two server names under the "Connect to these servers" field.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 10
A company wants HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) to respond to Syslog messages from its Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) by quarantining clients involved in security incidents.
Which step must you complete to enable CPPM to process the Syslogs properly?

A. Enable Insight and ingress event processing on the CPPM server. B. Install a Palo Alto Extension through ClearPass Guest. C. Configure the Palo Alto as a context server on CPPM. D. Configure CPPM to trust the root CA certificate for the NGFW.

Correct Answer: C

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QUESTION NO: 11
A port-access role for AOS-CX switches has this policy applied to it:
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port-access policy mypolicy
10 class ip zoneC action drop
20 class ip zoneA action drop
100 class ip zoneB
The classes have this configuration:
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class ip zoneC
10 match tcp 10.2.0.0/16 eq https
class ip zoneA
10 match ip any 10.1.0.0/16
class ip zoneB
10 match ip any 10.0.0.0/8
The company wants to permit clients in this role to access 10.2.12.0/24 with HTTPS. What should you do?

A. Add this rule to zoneA: 5 ignore tcp any 10.2.12.0/24 eq https B. Add this rule to zoneB: 5 match tcp any 10.2.12.0/24 eq https C. Add this rule to zoneC: 5 ignore tcp any 10.2.12.0/24 eq https D. Add this rule to zoneC: 5 match any 10.2.12.0/24 eq https

Correct Answer: D

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