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Recently changes were made to the firewall to optimize the policies and the security team wants
to see if those changes are helping. What is the quickest way to reset th
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PCNSA Exam Questions and Answers
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Recently changes were made to the firewall to optimize the policies and the security team wants
to see if those changes are helping. What is the quickest way to reset the hit counter to zero in all
the security policy rules?
A. At the CLI enter the command reset rules and press Enter
B. Highlight a rule and use the Reset Rule Hit Counter > Selected Rules for each rule
C. Reboot the firewall
D. Use the Reset Rule Hit Counter>All Rules option ✔✔D. Use the Reset Rule Hit Counter > All
Rules option
Which Two App-ID applications will you need to allow in your Security policy to use facebookchat?
A. facebook
B. facebook-chat
C. facebook-base
D. facebook-email ✔✔B. facebook-chat
C. facebook-base
Which User-ID agent would be appropriate in a network with multiple WAN links, limited
network bandwidth, and limited firewall management plane resources?
A. Windows-based agents deployed on the internal network
B. PAN-OS integrated agent deployed on the internal network
C. Citrix terminal server deployed on the internal network
D. Windows-based agent deployed on each of the WAN Links ✔✔A. Windows-based agent
deployed on the internal networkYour company requires positive username attribution of every IP address used by the wireless
devices to support a new compliance requirement. You must collect IP to user mapping as soon as
possible with the minimal configuration changes to the wireless devices themselves. the wireless
devices are from various manufactures. Given the scenario, choose the option for sending IP-to
user mapping to the NGFW.
A. syslog
B. RADIUS
C. UID redistribution
D. XFF headers ✔✔A. syslog
An administrator receives a global notification for a new malware that infects hosts. The infection
will result in the infected host attempting to contact a command- and-control (C2) server. Which
two security profile components will detect and prevent this threat after the firewall's signature
database has been updated? (Choose two.)
A. vulnerability protection profile applied to outbound security policies
B. anti-spyware profile applied to outbound security policies
C. antivirus profile applied to outbound security policies
D. URL filtering profile applied to outbound security policies ✔✔B. anti-spyware profile applied
to outbound security polices
D. URL filtering profile applied to out bound security
Which interface does not require a MAC or IP address?
A. Virtual Wire
B. Layer3
C. Layer2
D. Loopback ✔✔A. Virtual Wire
Order the steps needed to create a new security zone with a Palo Alto Networks firewall. ✔✔Step
1 : Select NetworkStep 2: Select Zones from the list of available items
Step 3: Select add
Step 4: Specify Zone Name
Step 5: Specify Zone type
Step 6: Assign interface as needed
What are two differences between an implicit dependency and an explicit dependency in App-ID?
(Choose two.)
A. An implicit dependency does not require the dependent application to be added in the security
policy
B. An implicit dependency requires the dependent application to be added in the security policy
C. An explicit dependency does not require the dependent application to be added in the security
policy
D. An explicit dependency requires the dependent application to be added in the security policy
✔✔A. An implicit dependency does not require the dependent application to be added in the
security policy
D. An explicit dependency requires the dependent application to be added in the security policy
Which plane on a Palo Alto Networks Firewall provides configuration, logging, and reporting
functions on a separate processor?
A. management
B. network processing
C. data
D. security processing ✔✔A. management
A security administrator has configured App-ID updates to be automatically downloaded and
installed. The company is currently using an application identified byApp-ID as
SuperApp_base.On a content update notice, Palo Alto Networks is adding new app signatures
labeled SuperApp_chat and SuperApp_download, which will be deployed in 30 days.Based on the
information, how is the SuperApp traffic affected after the 30 days have passed?A. All traffic matching the SuperApp_chat, and SuperApp_download is denied because it no
longer matches the SuperApp-base application
B. No impact because the apps were automatically downloaded and installed
C. No impact because the firewall automatically adds the rules to the App-ID interface
D. All traffic matching the SuperApp_base, SuperApp_chat, and SuperApp_download is denied
until the security administrator approves the applications ✔✔C. No impact because the firewall
automatically adds the rules to the App-ID interface
How many zones can an interface be assigned with a Palo Alto Networks firewall?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. one ✔✔D. one
Which option shows the attributes that are selectable when setting up application filters?
A. Category, Subcategory, Technology, and Characteristic
B. Category, Subcategory, Technology, Risk, and Characteristic
C. Name, Category, Technology, Risk, and Characteristic
D. Category, Subcategory, Risk, Standard Ports, and Technology ✔✔B. Category, Subcategory,
Technology, Risk, and Characteristic
Actions can be set for which two items in a URL filtering security profile? (Choose two.)
A. Block List
B. Custom URL Categories
C. PAN-DB URL Categories
D. Allow List ✔✔A. Block List
D. Allow List
Which two statements are correct about App-ID content updates? (Choose two.)
A. Updated application content might change how Security policy rules are enforced.
B. After an application content update, new applications must be manually classified prior to use.C. Existing security policy rules are not affected by application content updates.
D. After an application content update, new applications are automatically identified and
classified. ✔✔C. Existing security policy rules are not affected by application content updates.
D. After an application content update, new applications are automatically identified and
classified.
Which User-ID mapping method should be used for an environment with
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