NetSec-Analyst Practice Questions 2 — 50 Questions

Question 1

When creating a new tag, what is the default color assigned if not specified?

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None/System Default. If no specific color is selected, the firewall assigns a default color or no color depending on the interface version.

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Green

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Red

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Blue

Question 2

Which of the following are true regarding Dynamic Address Groups? (Choose TWO)

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They do not require a commit to update membership. DAGs use tags to determine membership and are updated dynamically without a full commit in many modern PAN-OS versions.

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They must be manually updated

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They are slower than static groups

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They only support IPv6

Question 3

What are the limitations of FQDN address objects? (Choose THREE)

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They require the firewall to successfully resolve the FQDN. FQDN objects rely on DNS resolution, may not match traffic using different SNIs, and require the firewall to have DNS access.

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They are only supported for internal IPs

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They cannot be used in NAT policies

Question 4

Which TWO of the following characteristics apply to Service Objects in Strata Cloud Manager?

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They allow the use of port ranges, such as 1000-2000.. Service objects define protocol and port, and they can be grouped for easier management.

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They automatically inherit tags from the policy rule they are applied to.

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They are globally unique across all Device Groups.

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They support the definition of both TCP and UDP ports in a single object.

Question 5

Which TWO options describe valid ways to handle traffic that is identified as 'unknown-tcp' in a security policy?

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Use an Application Override policy. Unknown traffic can be explicitly allowed, dropped, or managed via an Application Override policy to identify it as a custom app.

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Change the zone to 'Internal'

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Disable NAT

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Enable QoS on the interface

Question 6

Which THREE features are associated with an 'Application Filter'?

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Technology. Application Filters group applications based on category, subcategory, and technology, and these filters update automatically as new applications are added to the PAN-OS database.

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Destination port

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Source IP address

Question 7

You want to create a group that contains both individual address objects and other address groups. Is this supported?

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Yes, address groups support nesting. Yes, Address Groups support nesting, where they can contain both static objects and other groups.

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No, groups can only contain static objects

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Only if they are in the same device group

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Only one level of nesting is allowed

Question 8

Which object type is most appropriate for a web proxy that uses a hostname?

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FQDN. FQDN objects are designed to handle hostnames that resolve to changing IP addresses.

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Address Group

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IP Netmask

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Service Object

Question 9

Why might an Address Object using an IP Netmask return a validation error even if the IP is valid?

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The IP address bits outside the mask are not zeroed out. The IP address must match the specified netmask (e.g., 10.1.1.5/24 is invalid because the host bits are set).

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The netmask is too small

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The address is in a private range

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The address is already in use

Question 10

What is the benefit of using an Address Group over a single Address Object?

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It simplifies policy management by allowing you to add/remove members in one place. Address Groups allow you to manage a collection of objects as a single unit, which is highly efficient for policy grouping.

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It allows for faster packet matching

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It is required for NAT

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It improves security

Question 11

What happens if you delete an object that is currently in use by a Security Policy?

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The system prevents the deletion until the reference is removed. PAN-OS prevents the deletion of an object if it is referenced by a policy, requiring the administrator to remove the reference first.

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The policy is deleted

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The policy is automatically disabled

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The policy uses 'any' instead

Question 12

What is the 'Any' object?

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A system-defined object representing all IP addresses. The 'Any' object is a pre-defined system object that represents all possible IP addresses and subnets.

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A user-created object

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An object for internal traffic only

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An object that matches no traffic

Question 13

What is the 'Read-Only' state of an object indicating in SCM?

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The object is inherited from a parent device group. An object is read-only if it is inherited from a parent device group, meaning it cannot be modified at the current level.

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The administrator lacks permissions

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The object is corrupted

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The object is in use by a rule

Question 14

Which of the following are valid types of address objects? (Choose TWO)

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IP Netmask. IP Netmask and FQDN are both standard address object types in PAN-OS.

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Service Port

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Application ID

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Security Profile

Question 15

Which elements are required when creating a new custom Service Object? (Choose THREE)

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Protocol. Service objects require a name, a protocol, and at least one port.

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Tag

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Description

Question 16

An administrator wants to prioritize VoIP traffic over all other traffic. Which policy type is the best choice?

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QoS Policy. QoS policy allows classifying and prioritizing traffic based on class settings and interface bandwidth.

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Security Policy

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NAT Policy

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Decryption Policy

Question 17

What happens if a packet matches multiple security policies?

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It matches the first one in the list. The firewall evaluates policies from top to bottom and matches the first rule that criteria apply to.

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It is dropped automatically

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It matches the last one

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It matches all of them

Question 18

Which TWO items are considered 'Objects' in the PAN-OS environment?

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Service objects. Addresses, services, and application groups are all examples of objects that can be referenced in policies.

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User names

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Security zones

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Policy rules

Question 19

When you use an Application Group in a policy, what happens if you add a new application to that group?

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The policies using the group are updated automatically. Any security policy referencing that Application Group will automatically include the new application, improving policy agility.

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The policy breaks

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You must recreate the policy

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You must re-save all policies

Question 20

An administrator notices high CPU usage on the management plane. Which command should be used to identify which process is causing the load?

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show system resources. The 'show system resources' command provides a real-time view of CPU and memory utilization per process.

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debug dataplane packet-diag

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show system statistics

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show system info