CCDE: Cisco Certified Design Expert (Practical) — Question 180

Company XYZ is running SNMPv1 in their network and understands that it has some flaws. They want to change the security design to implement SNMPv3 in the network. Which network threat is SNMPv3 effective against?

Answer options

• A. DDoS attack
• B. masquerade threats
• C. brute force dictionary attack
• D. man-in-the-middle attack

Correct answer: B

Explanation

SNMPv3 provides enhanced security features such as authentication and encryption, which specifically help prevent masquerade threats, where an attacker impersonates a legitimate device. While it does improve security against various threats, the other options like DDoS attacks and man-in-the-middle attacks are not directly addressed by SNMPv3's primary features.