HPE6-A78 Exam Information and Outline
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Syllabus Update Checked on: November 11, 2026
HPE6-A78 Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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- Exam Format
- Proctored exam; approx. 60 questions; 90 minutes; English
- Security Fundamentals
- Threats, vulnerabilities and attack types
- CIA triad, Zero Trust concepts
- Cryptography basics and PKI
- Protect and Defend
- Secure management access (AAA, RADIUS, TACACS+)
- Device hardening for AOS-CX switches and APs
- Role-based access and firewall policies
- Secure Wireless
- WPA3, 802.1X/EAP and certificate authentication
- Rogue AP detection (WIDS/WIPS)
- Secure Wired Access
- 802.1X and MAC authentication
- Dynamic segmentation and port security
- Network Access Control
- ClearPass Policy Manager basics and endpoint profiling
- Threat Detection and Analysis
- Logging, SIEM integration and Central alerts
- Packet capture and troubleshooting
- Secure WAN and Remote Access
- IPsec VPN and SD-Branch basics