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CCNA Minor Update v1.1

Products and technologies are evolving faster than ever. To ensure that our certification programs remain
relevant to current practice and keep up with the fast pace of change, we are committed to an annual
review. These reviews result in minor updates, which ensure exam topics are clear, introduce new topics,
and phase out older products and solutions that are less relevant today. The aim is to make the minor
adjustments needed to match the evolution of technologies while ensuring the changes are minimal so
that they do not disrupt a candidate’s study plans.

CCNA just completed its 1.1 minor update to keep the domains closely aligned with today’s commonly
adopted technologies and solutions. In today’s networking world, there is an increasing focus on cloud,
automation, and AI. These shifts are reflected in the v1.1 blueprint with the addition of AI, machine
learning, and Terraform.

Below is a summary of the blueprint changes for CCNA that will go live on August 20, 2024 .

200-301 CCNA
v1.0 v1.1
2.5 Interpret basic operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree 2.5 Interpret basic operations of Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree
Protocol Protocol
2.5.a Root port, root bridge (primary/secondary), and 2.5.a Root port, root bridge (primary/secondary), and
other port names other port names
2.5.b Port states and roles 2.5.b Port states and roles
2.5.c PortFast 2.5.c PortFast
2.5.d Root guard, loop guard, BPDU filter, and BPDU
guard

2.8 Describe AP and WLC management access (Telnet, SSH, 2.8 Describe network device management access (Telnet,
HTTP, HTTPS, console, and TACACS+/RADIUS) SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, console, TACACS+/RADIUS, and
cloud managed)

6.4 Compare traditional campus device management with 6.4 Explain AI (generative and predictive) and machine
Cisco DNA Center enabled device management learning in network operations

6.5 Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs (CRUD, 6.5 Describe characteristics of REST-based APIs
HTTP verbs, and data encoding) (authentication types, CRUD, HTTP verbs, and data
encoding)

6.6 Recognize the capabilities of configuration management 6.6 Recognize the capabilities of configuration management
mechanisms, such as Puppet, Chef, and Ansible mechanisms, such as Ansible and Terraform

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