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NEW QUESTION # 16
A company has four branch offices between Canada Central and Canada East which use the same IPSec termination node and have QoS configured with customized bandwidth per site. An engineer wants to onboard a new branch office on the same IPSec termination node.
What is the QoS behavior for the new branch office?
- A. Automatically distributed to 20% for each site
- B. Cannot be added to existing QoS configuration
- C. Unallocated until manually assigned
- D. Automatically distributed to 25% for each site
Answer: C
Explanation:
When onboarding a new branch office to anexisting IPSec termination nodeinPrisma Access, theQoS bandwidth is not automatically assigned. Instead, the newly added branchremains unallocateduntil the administratormanually assigns bandwidthwithin theQoS configuration settings. This ensures that customized bandwidth per siteremains intact and allows forfine-tuned traffic managementbased on business needs.
NEW QUESTION # 17
A customer using Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama) wants to monitor traffic patterns across all remote networks and use Strata Logging Service to gather insights on network usage. An engineer notices that some network data is missing from the Application Command Center (ACC).
What should the engineer do to ensure complete data visibility?
- A. Enable the Use Data for Pre-Defined Reports' setting in the Logging and Reporting configuration on Panorama.
- B. Reconfigure the Prisma Access remote networks to log directly to Panorama instead of using Strata Logging Service.
- C. Ensure that log forwarding profiles are applied to all Prisma Access policies and directed to Strata Logging Service.
- D. Verify that the Panorama web interface has been configured to aggregate logs from both the Panorama data and RN-SPNs.
Answer: C
Explanation:
For complete data visibility inPrisma Access (Managed by Panorama),log forwarding profilesmust be applied toall security policiesto ensure that traffic logs are correctly sent toStrata Logging Service. If log forwarding is missing or misconfigured, some traffic data may not appear in theApplication Command Center (ACC), leading to incomplete insights. Verifying and correctly assigning log forwarding ensures that all relevant network activity is captured and available for analysis.
NEW QUESTION # 18
A malicious user is attempting to connect to a blocked website by crafting a packet using a fake SNI and the correct website in the HTTP host header. Which option will prevent this form of attack?
- A. Advanced Threat Prevention option to block " Domain Fronting "
- B. SSL Decryption to " Block sessions on SNI mismatch with Server Certificate (SAN/CN) "
- C. Advanced URL Filtering and block " SNI mismatch with Server Certificate (SAN/CN) "
- D. Advanced URL Filtering and block the " Malicious Behavior " category
Answer: B
Explanation:
Domain fronting works by presenting a benign or allowed hostname in the TLS ClientHello SNI field while the actual intended destination is embedded in the encrypted HTTP Host header, exploiting the fact that many security controls historically made policy decisions based on the SNI alone, before decryption exposed the true host being requested. The correct defense operates at the SSL Decryption layer itself: when Prisma Access decrypts the session, it can compare the SNI presented during the handshake against the Subject Alternative Name/Common Name actually returned in the server ' s certificate, and the " Block sessions on SNI mismatch with Server Certificate (SAN/CN) " decryption profile setting will terminate any session where these values do not agree - which is exactly the signature of a domain-fronting attempt, since the fake SNI will not match the certificate genuinely presented by the real destination server. This makes option D the correct, purpose-built control. There is no " Domain Fronting " toggle within Advanced Threat Prevention (option A); ATP focuses on exploit and vulnerability signatures, not SNI/certificate correlation. Advanced URL Filtering ' s " Malicious Behavior " category (option B) is a URL reputation classification and does not perform SNI-versus-certificate comparison. Option C names a setting that does not exist as an Advanced URL Filtering control; SNI-mismatch detection and enforcement is a decryption-profile capability, not a URL filtering category action, which is the key distinction separating the correct answer from this distractor.
Reference:PAN-OS Decryption Profiles - Block Sessions with SNI Mismatch (SAN/CN) as a Domain Fronting Defense.
NEW QUESTION # 19
What is the flow impact of updating the Cloud Services plugin on existing traffic flows in Prisma Access?
- A. They will be unaffected because the plugin upgrade is transparent to users.
- B. They will experience latency during the plugin upgrade process.
- C. They will be unaffected only if Panorama is deployed in high availability (HA) mode.
- D. They will automatically terminate when the upgrade begins.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Prisma Access is architected as a cloud-delivered, fully managed service, and Palo Alto Networks performs infrastructure and software maintenance, including Cloud Services plugin upgrades on Panorama, in a manner designed to be non-disruptive to the security processing nodes actually handling live customer traffic. The plugin upgrade primarily updates the management-plane component on Panorama that renders the Prisma Access configuration interface and pushes configuration to the cloud infrastructure; it does not require taking the data-plane gateways, service connections, or remote network tunnels offline, so existing sessions continue to be processed without interruption. This is why option C, that the upgrade is transparent to users, correctly reflects the documented behavior. Option A, suggesting users will experience latency during the upgrade, is not accurate as a general statement of impact - Palo Alto Networks explicitly designs and schedules these upgrades to avoid measurable service degradation for the customer ' s traffic flows. Option B is incorrect and would represent an unacceptable service-level outcome for a platform marketed on continuous availability; flows are not automatically terminated as a side effect of a management-plane plugin update. Option D introduces a false dependency: Panorama HA is a resiliency best practice for the management plane ' s own availability and for administrative continuity, but it is not a prerequisite for Prisma Access data-plane traffic to remain unaffected during a Cloud Services plugin upgrade, since the upgrade ' s transparency to traffic is a property of the Prisma Access service architecture itself.
Reference:Prisma Access - Cloud Services Plugin Upgrades and Service Continuity.
NEW QUESTION # 20
Where are tags applied to control access to Generative AI when implementing AI Access Security?
- A. To user devices for identifying and controlling which Generative AI applications they can access
- B. To Generative AI applications for identifying sanctioned, tolerated, or unsanctioned applications
- C. To security rules for defining which types of Generative AI applications are allowed or blocked
- D. To Generative AI URL categories for classifying trusted and untrusted Generative AI websites
Answer: B
Explanation:
When implementingAI Access Security,tagsare applied toGenerative AI applicationsto classify them as sanctioned, tolerated, or unsanctioned. This allows organizations to enforcepolicy-based access control over AI tools, ensuring that onlyapproved applicationsare accessible while restricting or monitoring usage of untrusted or high-risk AI platforms. This classification helps security teamsmanage AI-related risks and complianceeffectively.
NEW QUESTION # 21
In an Explicit Proxy deployment where no agent can be used on the endpoint, which authentication method is supported with mobile users?
- A. Kerberos
- B. SAML
- C. SSO
- D. LDAP
Answer: B
Explanation:
In anExplicit Proxy deploymentwhereno agentcan be used on the endpoint,SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language)is the supported authentication method formobile users.SAMLallows authentication via anIdentity Provider (IdP)without requiring an agent on the endpoint, making it ideal for web-based authentication incloud and remote access environments. It enablesSingle Sign-On (SSO)and secure authentication without direct integration withLDAP or Kerberos, which typically require an agent or local network presence.
NEW QUESTION # 22
In addition to creating a Security policy, how can an AI Access Security be used to prevent users from uploading financial information to ChatGPT?
- A. Configure an Enterprise DLP rule to block uploads containing financial information.
- B. Apply File Blocking to stop file uploads containing financial information.
- C. Add the ChatGPT domains using URL Filtering to block uploads containing financial information.
- D. Apply a vulnerability profile to stop attempts to exploit system flaws or gain unauthorized access to financial systems.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Palo Alto Networks AI Access Security integrates with Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities to control sensitive data within AI applications like ChatGPT. The most effective way to prevent users from uploading financial information is to:
* Define an Enterprise DLP rule:This rule would be configured to identify content that matches patterns or keywords associated with financial information (e.g., credit card numbers, bank account details, tax identifiers, financial statements).
* Apply the DLP rule to the AI Access Security policy:This policy would be specifically configured to inspect traffic to and from ChatGPT. When the DLP rule detects a user attempting to upload content containing financial information, it can take a defined action, such as blocking the upload.
Let's analyze why the other options are incorrect based on official documentation:
* A. Apply File Blocking to stop file uploads containing financial information.While File Blocking can prevent the upload of certain file types, it is not content-aware. It cannot inspect thecontentof a file to determine if it contains financial information. Therefore, it's not a granular or effective solution for this specific requirement.
* C. Add the ChatGPT domains using URL Filtering to block uploads containing financial information.URL Filtering controls access to specific websites or categories of websites. While you could potentially block access to ChatGPT entirely, it does not provide the capability to inspect the content being uploaded to a permitted domain and prevent the transfer of sensitive financial data.
* D. Apply a vulnerability profile to stop attempts to exploit system flaws or gain unauthorized access to financial systems.Vulnerability profiles are designed to detect and prevent attempts to exploit known security vulnerabilities in systems. They are not designed to inspect the content of user uploads for sensitive data like financial information. While importantfor overall security, they do not directly address the requirement of preventing financial data uploads to ChatGPT.
Therefore, configuring an Enterprise DLP rule within AI Access Security is the correct and most effective method to prevent users from uploading financial information to ChatGPT by inspecting the content of the uploads.
NEW QUESTION # 23
An engineer configures User-ID redistribution from an on-premises firewall connected to Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama) using a service connection. After committing the configuration, traffic from remote network connections is still not matching the correct user-based policies.
Which two configurations need to be validated? (Choose two.)
- A. Confirm there is a Security policy configured in Prisma Access to allow the communication on port
5007. - B. Ensure the Remote_Network_Template is selected when adding the User-ID Agent in Panorama.
- C. Ensure the Service_Conn_Template is selected when adding the User-ID Agent in Panorama.
- D. Confirm the Collector Pre-Shared Keys match between Prisma Access and the on-premises firewall.
Answer: B,C
Explanation:
Ensuring that theRemote_Network_Templateis selected when adding the User-ID Agent in Panorama is crucial because User-ID information must be associated with the correctRemote Networkconfiguration for policies to apply properly. Additionally, theService_Conn_Templatemust be selected when adding the User- ID Agent in Panorama, as theservice connectionis responsible for distributing User-ID mappings between the on-premises firewall and Prisma Access. If either of these configurations is incorrect, the user information will not be properly mapped, and traffic will not match user-based policies.
NEW QUESTION # 24
When a review of devices discovered by IoT Security reveals network routers appearing multiple times with different IP addresses, which configuration will address the issue by showing only unique devices?
- A. Merge individual devices into a single device with multiple interfaces.
- B. Create a custom role to merge devices with the same hostname and operating system.
- C. Delete all duplicate devices, keeping only those discovered using their management IP addresses.
- D. Add the duplicate entries to the ignore list in IoT Security.
Answer: A
Explanation:
When network routers appear multiple times with different IP addresses in IoT Security, it is likely because they have multiple interfaces with separate IPs. Merging these entries into a single device with multiple interfaces ensures that the system correctly identifies each router as a unique entity while maintaining visibility across all its interfaces. This approach prevents unnecessary duplicates, improves asset management, and enhances security monitoring.
NEW QUESTION # 25
An administrator needs to enforce access to all applications via Prisma Access Browser (PAB) for unmanaged or non-compliant devices. Configuration of which two enforcement actions will ensure all access to applications only happens through PAB? (Choose two.)
- A. For SSO-enabled applications, configure Enforce SSO.
- B. Use the PAB Extension to redirect traffic through Prisma Access.
- C. Use Device Posture to allow or block traffic.
- D. Use Account Protection for non SSO-enabled applications.
Answer: A,D
Explanation:
Forcing all application access through PAB for unmanaged or non-compliant devices requires addressing two distinct application authentication patterns separately, since a single enforcement mechanism cannot cover both. For applications that are integrated with the organization ' s identity provider and support SSO, the Enforce SSO setting ensures that any attempt to authenticate to that application is redirected specifically through the PAB-brokered session rather than allowing a direct, out-of-band login that would bypass PAB ' s controls entirely - this closes the most common bypass path for SSO-capable SaaS and web applications.
For applications that are not SSO-enabled and therefore cannot be gated the same way, Account Protection provides the complementary enforcement mechanism, restricting direct credential-based access to those applications outside of the PAB session so that even non-SSO applications cannot be reached through an unmanaged, unenforced path. Together, these two settings comprehensively cover both application authentication models, which is why options A and B form the correct pair. The PAB Extension (option C) is a deployment and traffic-redirection mechanism, but on its own it does not enforce that access only happens through PAB - a user could still, without SSO enforcement or Account Protection in place, log in to an application directly outside the extension ' s redirected session. Device Posture (option D) is used to assess and act on a device ' s compliance state to allow or block traffic generally; it is a conditional access input, not the specific enforcement mechanism that closes the SSO and non-SSO application bypass paths described in the question.
Reference:Prisma Access Browser - Enforce SSO and Account Protection for Application Access Control.
NEW QUESTION # 26
An engineer is troubleshooting split-tunneling on a Palo Alto Networks VPN client. The local LAN interface is on the 192.168.1.0/24 network, and the Prisma Access Mobile User IP Pool is configured as 172.16.72.0/23 in Strata Cloud Manager (SCM). Based on the image below, which statement regarding the split-tunneling configuration for the VPN client is valid?
- A. 10.10.10.10/32 has been explicitly configured as an include route.
- B. 192.168.5.95/32 has been explicitly configured as an exclude route.
- C. 9.9.9.9/32 has been explicitly configured as an include route.
- D. 172.16.73.1/32 has been explicitly configured as an exclude route.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Interpreting a client-side split-tunnel routing table requires distinguishing three categories of entries: the broad, tunnel-wide default or pool-derived routes automatically installed by the GlobalProtect connection itself, host routes that fall naturally within the local LAN subnet and therefore route locally regardless of tunnel configuration, and host routes that fall entirely outside both the local LAN subnet (192.168.1.0/24) and the mobile user IP pool (172.16.72.0/23) - the latter category is the tell-tale signature of a deliberately, explicitly configured split-tunnel include route, since GlobalProtect would have no other reason to install a specific /32 host route for an address that belongs to neither the local network nor the assigned tunnel pool unless an administrator had explicitly added it as an include access route. A host address such as 9.9.9.9/32 falls squarely outside both of those ranges, so its presence as a specific /32 entry pointing into the tunnel interface is explained only by an explicit administrator-configured include route, which is exactly the conclusion in option A. By contrast, an address like 192.168.5.95 sits inside the broader local LAN addressing scheme referenced in the scenario and would be explained by local network routing behavior rather than a deliberate tunnel exclude configuration, and an address like 172.16.73.1 falls within the 172.16.72.0/23 mobile user pool itself, meaning its routing behavior is already accounted for by the pool ' s own default tunnel-inclusion behavior rather than representing a distinct, explicitly configured exclude entry.
Reference:GlobalProtect - Split Tunnel Access Route Verification via Client Routing Table.
NEW QUESTION # 27
Which Cloud Identity Engine capability will create a Security policy that uses Entra ID attributes as the source identification?
- A. Cloud Dynamic User Group
- B. Entra ID Cloud Group
- C. Entra ID Group Attribute
- D. Attribute Group Mapping
Answer: A
Explanation:
Cloud Dynamic User Groups (CDUGs) are the Cloud Identity Engine capability purpose-built for exactly this use case: rather than relying on a static, manually maintained group whose membership must be updated by hand whenever a user ' s role, department, or other Entra ID attribute changes, a CDUG defines membership criteria based on directory attributes or context - department, title, location, risk score, or other Entra ID fields - and continuously, automatically re-evaluates which users belong to the group as those attributes change. Once created, the resulting group receives an auto-generated distinguished name that Prisma Access recognizes and can reference directly as source identification within a Security policy rule, giving administrators attribute-driven, self-maintaining access control rather than a fixed group membership list. This makes option D the correct capability. " Entra ID Group Attribute " and " Entra ID Cloud Group " (options A and C) are not the names of actual Cloud Identity Engine features; they resemble plausible terminology but do not correspond to a distinct, documented capability distinct from Cloud Dynamic User Groups. " Attribute Group Mapping " (option B) similarly does not exist as a named capability in the Cloud Identity Engine; while group mapping in a general sense is a core CIE function for synchronizing static directory groups, the specific capability that lets a Security policy dynamically use Entra ID attributes as the basis for group/source membership is the Cloud Dynamic User Group, not a generic " attribute group mapping " construct.
Reference:Cloud Identity Engine - Create a Cloud Dynamic User Group.
NEW QUESTION # 28
A customer is implementing Prisma Access (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager) to connect mobile users, branch locations, and business-to-business (B2B) partners to their data centers. [Same scenario as above.] Which two options will allow the engineer to support the requirements? (Choose two.)
- A. Configure Remote Networks and define the branch IP subnets using Static Routes.
- B. Configure the CPE with Static Routes pointing to Prisma Access Infrastructure and Mobile User routes.
- C. Enable eBGP for dynamic routing and configure Remote Networks.
- D. Enable Remote Networks Advertise Default Route.
Answer: C,D
Explanation:
The branch requirement is internet filtering plus data center connectivity, which means every branch location needs Prisma Access to become its default gateway to the internet while still exchanging specific internal routes with the data center. Enabling eBGP on the Remote Networks connection is the scalable way to accomplish this: dynamic routing lets the CPE and Prisma Access exchange branch subnet reachability automatically, without the administrative burden of manually maintaining static routes across every site as the branch network changes - critical for a multi-branch B2B/enterprise deployment. Enabling the Advertise Default Route option on the Remote Networks connection is what actually delivers the internet-filtering requirement: it causes Prisma Access to advertise a 0.0.0.0/0 route to the branch CPE over the tunnel so that all branch-originated internet-bound traffic is pulled into Prisma Access for inspection, rather than breaking out locally. Static routes (options A and C) are technically workable at very small scale, but they do not scale for multi-site deployments, are error-prone to maintain, and do nothing on their own to steer default (internet) traffic into the tunnel the way the Advertise Default Route setting does. eBGP with Advertise Default Route is the documented best-practice combination for branch internet filtering and site connectivity through Remote Networks.
Reference:Prisma Access Remote Networks - BGP Configuration and Advertise Default Route.
NEW QUESTION # 29
Which configuration change will allow an organization using Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama) to minimize the consumption of Strata Logging Service storage due to a high volume of asymmetric traffic flows on its data center?
- A. Disable the log forwarding profile for the service connection.
- B. Configure a log forwarding profile on the service connection to filter out asymmetric traffic.
- C. Disable traffic logging on the service connection.
- D. Reduce the log retention period for Strata Logging Service.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Palo Alto Networks documentation directly addresses this exact scenario: when the majority of traffic flows logged by a service connection are asymmetric - meaning the forward and return legs of a session traverse different paths through the Prisma Access backbone - disabling traffic logging specifically on that service connection is documented as the action that may be required to reduce the resulting consumption of Strata Logging Service storage, since asymmetric flows can generate excessive or fragmented log volume relative to the operational value the logs actually provide. This makes option B the directly documented and correct answer for this specific storage-consumption scenario. Configuring a log forwarding profile filter to selectively exclude asymmetric traffic (option A) is a more surgical-sounding idea, but it is not the documented mechanism Palo Alto Networks provides for this problem; log forwarding profiles control which log types are sent to which external destinations broadly, not a fine-grained filter isolating only asymmetric- flow traffic specifically for exclusion. Disabling the log forwarding profile for the service connection entirely (option C) is a broader and less precise action than the dedicated " disable traffic logging " setting, and is not the specific, named configuration Palo Alto Networks documents for this use case. Reducing the log retention period (option D) addresses how long already-generated logs are kept in storage, not the underlying rate at which new log volume is being generated by asymmetric flows, so it treats the symptom of storage growth rather than its actual cause.
Reference:Prisma Access - Configure a Service Connection, Disable Traffic Logging on Service Connections.
NEW QUESTION # 30
How can an engineer verify that only the intended changes will be applied when modifying Prisma Access policy configuration in Strata Cloud Manager (SCM)?
- A. Review the SCM portal for blue circular indicators next to each configuration menu item and ensure only the intended areas of configuration have this indicator.
- B. Compare the candidate configuration and the most recent version under "Config Version Snapshots/
- C. Open the push dialogue in SCM to preview all changes which would be pushed to Prisma Access.
- D. Select the most recent job under Operations > Push Status to view the pending changes that would apply to Prisma Access.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Palo Alto Networks documentation explicitly states that the"Preview Changes"functionality within the Strata Cloud Manager (SCM) push dialogue allows engineers to review a detailed summary of all modifications that will be applied to the Prisma Access configuration before committing the changes. This is the primary and most reliable method to ensure only the intended changes are deployed.
Let's analyze why the other options are incorrect based on official documentation:
* A. Review the SCM portal for blue circular indicators next to each configuration menu item and ensure only the intended areas of configuration have this indicator.While blue circular indicators might signify unsaved changes within a specific configuration section, they do not provide a comprehensive, consolidated view ofallpending changes across different policy areas. This method is insufficient for verifying the entirety of the intended modifications.
* B. Compare the candidate configuration and the most recent version under "Config Version Snapshots".While comparing configuration snapshots is a valuable method for understanding historical changes and potentially identifying unintended deviationsaftera push, it does not provide a real-time preview of thependingchanges before they are applied during the current modification session
* C. Select the most recent job under Operations > Push Status to view the pending changes that would apply to Prisma Access.The "Push Status" section primarily displays the status anddetails of completedorin-progresspush operations. It does not offer a preview of the changesbeforea push is initiated.
Therefore, the "Preview Changes" feature within the push dialogue is the documented and recommended method for an engineer to verify that only the intended changes will be applied when modifying Prisma Access policy configuration in Strata Cloud Manager (SCM).
NEW QUESTION # 31
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