What is the action on violation configured for Port Security on the used GE1 port?

What is the action on violation configured for Port Security on the used GE1 port?

• A. Alert
• B. Discard
• C. Drop
• D. Deny

Answer: (B)

Port security controls which devices can use a switch port and what happens when a device outside the allowed list tries to use it. The action on violation is the reaction the switch takes when the port security limit is exceeded by a violating MAC. When this action is set to discard, the switch drops the frames coming from the violating MAC address and does not forward them. This effectively blocks the unauthorized device from using the port without changing the port’s state or sending a loud alert. The other options would either imply notifying about the violation (alert) or aren’t the standard way to describe this behavior (deny), while discard is the explicit term used to describe dropping the offending traffic. Therefore, the GE1 port is configured to discard violating traffic.

Port security controls which devices can use a switch port and what happens when a device outside the allowed list tries to use it. The action on violation is the reaction the switch takes when the port security limit is exceeded by a violating MAC. When this action is set to discard, the switch drops the frames coming from the violating MAC address and does not forward them. This effectively blocks the unauthorized device from using the port without changing the port’s state or sending a loud alert. The other options would either imply notifying about the violation (alert) or aren’t the standard way to describe this behavior (deny), while discard is the explicit term used to describe dropping the offending traffic. Therefore, the GE1 port is configured to discard violating traffic.