Question 420
During a security incident tabletop exercise at Vantage Travel, engineers say that they resolved this finding: RADIUS sessions fail intermittently because client and server shared secrets do not match after rotation. Which result provides the STRONGEST acceptance evidence?
Explanation
Correct Answer
A repeated test set authenticates reliably with the current secret and records accounting. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: RADIUS sessions fail intermittently because client and server shared secrets do not match after rotation. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Synchronize the RADIUS shared secrets and review timeout and retry configuration—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Vantage Travel.
Incorrect Answers
The corrected matching policy grants only the authorized access type. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: AAA debug logs show an unknown policy set and engineers incorrectly change user passwords, usually addressed by Correlate identity, network device group, service, and policy evaluation before changing credentials. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Vantage Travel was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A repeated test set authenticates reliably with the current secret and records accounting.
A test administrator authenticates through TACACS+ and the server logs the transaction. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A network device accepts local login but never reaches the configured TACACS+ server during administrator authentication, usually addressed by Verify AAA server reachability, source interface, shared secret, and method-list order. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Vantage Travel was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A repeated test set authenticates reliably with the current secret and records accounting.
Logs identify the policy denial and allowed commands work for the approved role. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A user is repeatedly rejected for device administration despite successful directory authentication, usually addressed by Differentiate authentication failure from TACACS+ command authorization or accounting policy problems. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Vantage Travel was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A repeated test set authenticates reliably with the current secret and records accounting.