PCNSA Exam 2024 (Most Recent) – Qs And As
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 Correct Ans - 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 facebook-chat?
A. facebook
B. facebook-chat
C. facebook-base
D. facebook-email Correct Ans - 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 Correct
Ans - A. Windows-based agent deployed on the internal network
Your 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 Correct Ans - 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 Correct
Ans - 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 Correct Ans - A. Virtual Wire
Order the steps needed to create a new security zone with a Palo Alto
Networks firewall. Correct Ans - Step 1 : Select Network
Step 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
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 Correct Ans - 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 facebook-chat?
A. facebook
B. facebook-chat
C. facebook-base
D. facebook-email Correct Ans - 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 Correct
Ans - A. Windows-based agent deployed on the internal network
Your 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 Correct Ans - 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 Correct
Ans - 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 Correct Ans - A. Virtual Wire
Order the steps needed to create a new security zone with a Palo Alto
Networks firewall. Correct Ans - Step 1 : Select Network
Step 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
