SOPHOS S80 TECHNICIAN EXAM (2025) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION
ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
Which 2 additional log files are used when troubleshooting issues with route-based IPsec site-
to-site VPN connections? - CORRECT ANSWERS xfrmi.log, applog.log
Which log file should be used when troubleshooting IPsec site-to-site VPN connection
problems? - CORRECT ANSWERS strongswan.log
What does it meant when an IPsec site-to-site VPN connection has a yellow status? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Not all associations could be established
In which 2 places does the captive portal need to be enabled? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Device access, Firewall rule
What method can be used to compensate for a time difference between the firewall and the
authenticator app for multi-factor authentication? - CORRECT ANSWERS Click on the
OTP time-offset synchronization icon for the token
Which port does the STA Agent send login details to the STA collector on by default? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 5566
You cannot login using Active Directory. The authentication log shows 'auth_method=local'.
Where would you correct this in the WebAdmin? - CORRECT ANSWERS Authentication
> Services
Which 4 permissions does the STAS service account need? - CORRECT ANSWERS
You see the following log file in STAS, what does it indicate? - CORRECT ANSWERS
, SOPHOS S80 TECHNICIAN EXAM (2025) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION
ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
Enter the command to enable debug logging for DPI web scanning. - CORRECT
ANSWERS awarrenhttpf
Enter the name of the service that is used to categorize URLs for both DPI scanning and the web
proxy. - CORRECT ANSWERS nSXLd
Users are currently blocked from social networking sites. Which 2 steps would allow some but
not all users to access these sites? - CORRECT ANSWERS Remove Social Networking
from the Unproductive Browsing user activity / save and copy or something
Which configuration file do you need to use for split tunneling with IPsec VPNs? - CORRECT
ANSWERS .SCX
What type of VPN needs to be enabled in Device access? - CORRECT ANSWERS SSL
Which command can be used on a Windows computer to check what devices are on the route
from the access point to the magic IP address? - CORRECT ANSWERS
What port does the Sophos access point connect to the Sophos Firewall on? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 2712
Where you need to have a high density of access points what might you need to do to prevent
performance issues? - CORRECT ANSWERS incorrectly located access points, crowded
frequencies
When troubleshooting access point deployment, what is the first thing to check? - CORRECT
ANSWERS check that access point has received DHCP lease
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION
ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
Which 2 additional log files are used when troubleshooting issues with route-based IPsec site-
to-site VPN connections? - CORRECT ANSWERS xfrmi.log, applog.log
Which log file should be used when troubleshooting IPsec site-to-site VPN connection
problems? - CORRECT ANSWERS strongswan.log
What does it meant when an IPsec site-to-site VPN connection has a yellow status? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Not all associations could be established
In which 2 places does the captive portal need to be enabled? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Device access, Firewall rule
What method can be used to compensate for a time difference between the firewall and the
authenticator app for multi-factor authentication? - CORRECT ANSWERS Click on the
OTP time-offset synchronization icon for the token
Which port does the STA Agent send login details to the STA collector on by default? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 5566
You cannot login using Active Directory. The authentication log shows 'auth_method=local'.
Where would you correct this in the WebAdmin? - CORRECT ANSWERS Authentication
> Services
Which 4 permissions does the STAS service account need? - CORRECT ANSWERS
You see the following log file in STAS, what does it indicate? - CORRECT ANSWERS
, SOPHOS S80 TECHNICIAN EXAM (2025) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION
ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
Enter the command to enable debug logging for DPI web scanning. - CORRECT
ANSWERS awarrenhttpf
Enter the name of the service that is used to categorize URLs for both DPI scanning and the web
proxy. - CORRECT ANSWERS nSXLd
Users are currently blocked from social networking sites. Which 2 steps would allow some but
not all users to access these sites? - CORRECT ANSWERS Remove Social Networking
from the Unproductive Browsing user activity / save and copy or something
Which configuration file do you need to use for split tunneling with IPsec VPNs? - CORRECT
ANSWERS .SCX
What type of VPN needs to be enabled in Device access? - CORRECT ANSWERS SSL
Which command can be used on a Windows computer to check what devices are on the route
from the access point to the magic IP address? - CORRECT ANSWERS
What port does the Sophos access point connect to the Sophos Firewall on? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 2712
Where you need to have a high density of access points what might you need to do to prevent
performance issues? - CORRECT ANSWERS incorrectly located access points, crowded
frequencies
When troubleshooting access point deployment, what is the first thing to check? - CORRECT
ANSWERS check that access point has received DHCP lease
