PALO ALTO PCNSA |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
An administrator is troubleshooting an issue with traffic that matches the intrazone-
default rule, which is set to default configuration.What should the administrator do?
A. change the logging action on the rule
B. review the System Log
C. refresh the Traffic Log
D. tune your Traffic Log filter to include the dates
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 2
Which information is included in device state other than the local configuration?
A. uncommitted changes
B. audit logs to provide information of administrative account changes
C. system logs to provide information of PAN-OS changes
D. device group and template settings pushed from Panorama
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 3
When is the content inspection performed in the packet flow process?
1
,A. after the application has been identified
B. after the SSL Proxy re-encrypts the packet
C. before the packet forwarding process
D. before session lookup
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
What two authentication methods on the Palo Alto Networks firewalls support
authentication and authorization for role-based access control (RBAC)? (Choose two.)
A. SAML
B. TACACS+
C. LDAP
D. Kerberos
CORRECT ANSWER
A, B
Question 5
Which administrative management services can be configured to access a management
interface?
A. HTTPS, HTTP, CLI, API
B. HTTPS, SSH, telnet, SNMP
C. SSH, telnet, HTTP, HTTPS
D. HTTP, CLI, SNMP, HTTPS
CORRECT ANSWER
C
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,Question 6
Which feature would be useful for preventing traffic from hosting providers that place few
restrictions on content whose services are frequently used by attackers to distribute illegal
or unethical material?
A. Palo Alto Networks C&G IP Addresses
B. Palo Alto Networks High Risk IP Addresses
C. Palo Alto Networks Known Malicious IP Addresses
D. Palo Alto Networks Bulletproof IP Addresses
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 7
Which stage of the cyber attack lifecycle makes it important to provide ongoing education
to users on spear phishing links, unknown emails, and risky websites?
A. reconnaissance
B. delivery
C. installation
D. exploitation
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 8
Which DNS Query action is recommended for traffic that is allowed by Security policy and
matches Palo Alto Networks Content DNS Signatures?
3
, A. block
B. sinkhole
C. allow
D. alert
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 9
An address object of type IP Wildcard Mask can be referenced in which part of the
configuration?
A. Security policy rule
B. ACC global fitter
C. NAT address pool
D. external dynamic list
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 10
Which Palo Alto Networks component provides consolidated policy creation?
A. Policy Optimizer
B. Prisma SaaS
C. GlobalProtect
D. Panorama
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
An administrator is troubleshooting an issue with traffic that matches the intrazone-
default rule, which is set to default configuration.What should the administrator do?
A. change the logging action on the rule
B. review the System Log
C. refresh the Traffic Log
D. tune your Traffic Log filter to include the dates
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 2
Which information is included in device state other than the local configuration?
A. uncommitted changes
B. audit logs to provide information of administrative account changes
C. system logs to provide information of PAN-OS changes
D. device group and template settings pushed from Panorama
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 3
When is the content inspection performed in the packet flow process?
1
,A. after the application has been identified
B. after the SSL Proxy re-encrypts the packet
C. before the packet forwarding process
D. before session lookup
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
What two authentication methods on the Palo Alto Networks firewalls support
authentication and authorization for role-based access control (RBAC)? (Choose two.)
A. SAML
B. TACACS+
C. LDAP
D. Kerberos
CORRECT ANSWER
A, B
Question 5
Which administrative management services can be configured to access a management
interface?
A. HTTPS, HTTP, CLI, API
B. HTTPS, SSH, telnet, SNMP
C. SSH, telnet, HTTP, HTTPS
D. HTTP, CLI, SNMP, HTTPS
CORRECT ANSWER
C
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,Question 6
Which feature would be useful for preventing traffic from hosting providers that place few
restrictions on content whose services are frequently used by attackers to distribute illegal
or unethical material?
A. Palo Alto Networks C&G IP Addresses
B. Palo Alto Networks High Risk IP Addresses
C. Palo Alto Networks Known Malicious IP Addresses
D. Palo Alto Networks Bulletproof IP Addresses
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 7
Which stage of the cyber attack lifecycle makes it important to provide ongoing education
to users on spear phishing links, unknown emails, and risky websites?
A. reconnaissance
B. delivery
C. installation
D. exploitation
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 8
Which DNS Query action is recommended for traffic that is allowed by Security policy and
matches Palo Alto Networks Content DNS Signatures?
3
, A. block
B. sinkhole
C. allow
D. alert
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 9
An address object of type IP Wildcard Mask can be referenced in which part of the
configuration?
A. Security policy rule
B. ACC global fitter
C. NAT address pool
D. external dynamic list
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 10
Which Palo Alto Networks component provides consolidated policy creation?
A. Policy Optimizer
B. Prisma SaaS
C. GlobalProtect
D. Panorama
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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