Which vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling CDP and LLDP on a Cisco device?

IT Questions BankCategory: CCNPWhich vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling CDP and LLDP on a Cisco device?

Which vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling CDP and LLDP on a Cisco device?

  • advertising detailed information about a device
  • automatic remote configuration
  • half-open or orphaned TCP connections
  • answering APR requests intended for other devices

Explanation: Both CDP and LLDP are topology discovery tools and can advertise detailed information about a device. To prevent a Cisco device from sending CDP and LLDP packets onto the network, both protocols should be disabled.

Exam with this question: CCNP Core Networking: Modules 25 - 26 Checkpoint Exam: Access Control and Infrastructure Security Exam

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