What defines the parameters that Cisco ISE provisioning applies to the supplicant during provisioning?

The definition of the parameters that Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) provisioning applies to the supplicant during provisioning is encapsulated in the Native Supplicant Profile. This profile is crucial as it determines how the supplicant (the client device trying to connect to the network) should behave and the specific configurations it requires for a successful authentication process.

The Native Supplicant Profile allows network administrators to specify critical settings such as EAP methods, authentication protocols, and specific configurations needed for different operating systems and devices. By matching the characteristics of the device with an appropriate profile, ISE can streamline the provisioning process, ensuring that the device is configured correctly to access the network securely.

The other choices serve different purposes within Cisco ISE. The Client Provisioning Policy is more focused on defining what actions should be taken during the provisioning process but does not directly define the parameters for the supplicant itself. The Authorization Profile primarily determines what level of access a device receives once authenticated, while the Certificate Template is concerned with the properties of certificates used in authentication, rather than the supplicant’s configuration during provisioning. Therefore, the Native Supplicant Profile is the most relevant option for defining the specific provisioning parameters for the supplicant.