Question 350
At an e-commerce backbone in Amsterdam, a post-change check targets this documented issue: A user authenticates successfully but sensitive configuration commands are not checked against command-level authorization. Which observation is the strongest evidence that the repair worked?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This is the observable outcome for aaa command authorization. It tests whether the targeted change, 'Apply supported AAA command authorization for the intended privilege levels and TACACS+ policy', actually resolved the reported issue at an e-commerce backbone in Amsterdam. The original failure was: A user authenticates successfully but sensitive configuration commands are not checked against command-level authorization.
Incorrect Answers
That observation verifies aaa server unavailable versus reject in a different situation, such as when a router is configured TACACS+ then local, but an explicit reject from the active TACACS+ server is expected to trigger local fallback. For the reported aaa command authorization incident at an e-commerce backbone in Amsterdam, the required acceptance evidence is: Approved commands execute while unauthorized commands are rejected and recorded. This other result does not test that condition directly.
That observation verifies aaa exec authorization in a different situation, such as when users pass login authentication but never receive authorized EXEC access because the required exec authorization method is missing. For the reported aaa command authorization incident at an e-commerce backbone in Amsterdam, the required acceptance evidence is: Approved commands execute while unauthorized commands are rejected and recorded. This other result does not test that condition directly.
That observation verifies aaa lockout recovery in a different situation, such as when an administrator enables centralized-only AAA on a remote router without a validated recovery path and loses administrative access when the WAN fails. For the reported aaa command authorization incident at an e-commerce backbone in Amsterdam, the required acceptance evidence is: Approved commands execute while unauthorized commands are rejected and recorded. This other result does not test that condition directly.