Discover the Cisco enhancements like PortFast, BPDUguard, Loopguard, and Rootguard which can enhance and protect the Layer 2 STP from attacks. This course will help prepare for the 312-50: Certified Ethical Hacker v10 exam.
define the functionality of PortFast in a L2 spanning-tree environment
identify the characteristics of spanning-tree enhancements
identify the reason why you should limit the use of BPDU filter to single homed network edge ports
specify characteristics of BPDU filtering on individual ports
specify the steps for configuring an interface as an access port for spanning-tree forwarding mode in given scenario
identify the spanning-tree feature that prevents the connection of unauthorized switches to a network
identify the steps used to move an interface to an inconsistent state if it stops receiving BPDUs and to prevent a switch from assuming the spanning-tree root role
recognize how spanning-tree loopguard prevents loops from forming on L2 networks