SNCF — Securing Networks with Firepower — Question 66

An organization has a Cisco IPS running in inline mode and is inspecting traffic for malicious activity. When traffic is received by the Cisco IPS, if it is not dropped, how does the traffic get to its destination?

Answer options

• A. It is retransmitted from the Cisco IPS inline set
• B. The packets are duplicated and a copy is sent to the destination
• C. It is transmitted out of the Cisco IPS outside interface
• D. It is routed back to the Cisco ASA interfaces for transmission

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because when the Cisco IPS does not drop the traffic, it effectively retransmits it from its inline set to the destination. Options B and C are incorrect because the IPS does not duplicate packets or send them out of its outside interface; it processes and forwards the traffic directly. Option D is also incorrect as the traffic is not routed back to the Cisco ASA interfaces.