Cisco 300-730 SVPN study guide
Cisco 300-730 SVPN · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The 300-730 SVPN exam - formally titled Implementing Secure Solutions with Virtual Private Networks - is a Cisco specialist exam focused on designing, deploying, and operating VPN solutions across site-to-site and remote-access scenarios. This page is an independent study guide for candidates preparing for that exam. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cisco, and it does not reproduce any commercial question bank; every practice item here is written from scratch to test the same underlying skills. The published exam blueprint splits coverage into four domains: site-to-site VPNs (20%), remote access VPNs (30%), troubleshooting and maintenance (20%), and secure communications (30%). The Cisco 300-730 SVPN study guide has 4 sections and about 1,772 words.
01Site-to-site VPNs
This domain tests how you build scalable IPsec overlays between sites: classic crypto-map IPsec, route-based VTI, DMVPN, FlexVPN, and GET VPN. Expect scenario questions on which technology preserves source addresses, which needs NHRP, and how Phase 2 differs from Phase 3.
443 words, about 2 min02Remote access VPNs
This domain covers client-based and clientless access: IKEv2 remote access, AnyConnect SSL VPN, Clientless SSL VPN, Start Before Logon, split tunneling, and authorization. Questions often ask which component supplies an address, which policy controls what the client can reach, and where authentication stops.
443 words, about 2 min03Troubleshooting and maintenance
This domain tests systematic isolation of VPN faults and the commands that prove where a tunnel stops. You should be able to move from underlay reachability to IKE, then IPsec, then routing and MTU, and to use debug, packet capture, syslog, and session tables without flooding the device.
441 words, about 2 min04Secure communications
This domain tests the cryptography and trust services under every VPN: PKI enrollment, certificate validation, IKEv1 versus IKEv2, IPsec protocols and modes, and SSL/TLS for remote access. Expect questions that ask which protocol provides confidentiality, which mode protects the original IP header, and why a certificate is rejected.
445 words, about 2 min