HPE Aruba Certified WAN Associate (ACWA) — Question 4

What is an effect of the Cache Timeout setting on the authentication source settings for Active Directory?

Answer options

• A. ClearPass will validate the user credentials, then, for the duration of the cache, ClearPass will just fetch account attributes.
• B. The Cache Timeout is designed to reduce the amount of traffic between ClearPass and the A/D server by caching the attributes.
• C. ClearPass will validate the user credentials on the first attempt, then will always fetch the account attributes.
• D. The Cache Timeout is designed to reduce the amount of traffic between ClearPass and the A/D server by caching the credentials.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer, B, accurately describes that the Cache Timeout setting reduces communication with the A/D server by caching attributes. Option A incorrectly suggests that user credential validation occurs repeatedly during the cache period, while C implies continuous fetching of account attributes without caching. Option D wrongly states that credentials are cached, which is not the purpose of the Cache Timeout setting.