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350-701 Practice Question: A security analyst notices that a Cisco Firepower…
A security analyst notices that a Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) device is not applying file policies to detect malware in HTTP traffic. The access control policy has an HTTPS decryption rule that decrypts traffic from external sources. The file policy is associated with the same rule. What is the missing configuration?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The HTTP inspection is not enabled in the access control policy's advanced settings.
File policies in Firepower require the appropriate inspection engine to be enabled for the traffic type. For HTTP traffic, the FTD must have HTTP inspection enabled in the access control policy's advanced settings. Without this, the file policy will not be applied to HTTP traffic even if decryption is configured. Option B is correct because enabling HTTP inspection allows the file policy to inspect decrypted HTTP traffic. Option A is incorrect because the file policy action (Detect vs. Block) does not prevent detection. Option C is incorrect because decryption is already in place for external sources. Option D is incorrect because file policies work independently of URL categories.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The file policy is set to 'Detect' but not 'Block' for malware.
Why it's wrong here
Detection mode would still show events, not miss them entirely.
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The HTTP inspection is not enabled in the access control policy's advanced settings.
Why this is correct
File policies require the HTTP inspector to be enabled to scan files in HTTP streams.
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SSL decryption is not configured for the internal network.
Why it's wrong here
SSL decryption is already configured for external sources.
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The URL category is not defined in the file policy.
Why it's wrong here
File policies apply to all traffic matching the rule, regardless of URL category.
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