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HPE7-A02 Exam Syllabus

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Before starting your HPE7-A02 exam preparation, it is recommended to review the complete HP Aruba Certified Network Security Professional Exam syllabus and carefully go through the exam objectives listed below. Once you understand the exam structure and objectives, you should practice using our free HPE7-A02 questions. We also provide premium HPE7-A02 practice test, fully updated according to the latest exam objectives, to help you accurately assess your preparedness for the actual exam.

HPE7-A02 Exam Objectives

Section Weight Objectives
Define security terminology 26%
  •      Describe PKI dependencies  
  •      Mitigate threats by using CPDI to identify traffic flows and apply tags and CPPM to take actions based on tags
  •      Explain the methods and benefits of profiling 
  •      Explain how Aruba solutions apply to different security vectors
  •      Explain Zero Trust Security with Aruba solutions
  •      Explain WIPS and WIDS, as well as describe the Aruba 9x00 Series 
Device hardening 6%
  •  Set up secure authentication and authorization of network infrastructure managers (with a focus on advanced topics such as TACACS+ authorization and multi-factor auth )
  •      Secure L2 and L3 protocols, as well as other network protocols such as SFTP
Secure WLAN 12%
  •     Deploy AAA for WLANs with ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)
  •    Define and apply advanced firewall policies (appRF, PEF, WIPS, WebCC, UTM)
  •    Set up integration between the Aruba infrastructure and CPPM, allowing CPPM to take action in response to events
  •    Configure rogue AP detection and mitigation 
Secure wired AOS-CX 19%
  •      Deploy AAA for wired devices with CPPM
  •      Configure 802.1x Authentication for AP
  •      Deploy dynamic segmentation
  •      Deploy certificate-based authentication for users and devices 
Secure the WAN 5%
  •      Understand that Aruba SD-Branch automates VPN deployment for the WAN
  •      Design and deploy remote VPN with VIA
Endpoint classification 8%
  •      Deploy and apply endpoint classification to the device
  •      Define endpoint classification methodology using active and passive methods
  •      Define, deploy, and integrate ClearPass and CPDI   
Threat detection 9%
  •        Investigate Central alerts 
  •        Interpret packet captures  
  •       Recommend action based on the analysis of the Central alerts 
  •       Evaluate endpoint posture
Troubleshooting 6%
  •       Deploy and analyze Network Analytic Engine (NAE) scripts for monitoring and correlation
  •       Perform packet capture on Aruba infrastructure locally and using Central
Endpoint classification 8%
  • Analyze endpoint classification data to identify risk 
  • Analyze endpoint classification data on CPDI
Forensics 1%
  • Explain CPDI capabilities for showing network conversations on supported Aruba devices
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