Cloud-Security-Engineer Cloud Workload Protection Practice Question
An enterprise runs containerized microservices on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and wants to enforce mutual TLS (mTLS) and network micro-segmentation managed via Prisma Cloud. Which feature should be configured?
Answer choices
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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Configure Prisma Cloud Container Runtime network firewall rules to restrict inter-pod communication based on namespace, label, and service identity.
Prisma Cloud provides container firewall capabilities that enforce layer 3/4 network micro-segmentation and application-layer access controls between pods.
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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Enable AWS Certificate Manager to issue certificates for all pods automatically.
Why it's wrong here
AWS Certificate Manager manages public/private TLS certificates, not container network micro-segmentation.
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Configure AWS Security Groups for Pods to enforce IP-level filtering.
Why it's wrong here
Security Groups for Pods is an AWS native feature, not a Prisma Cloud feature.
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Configure Prisma Cloud Container Runtime network firewall rules to restrict inter-pod communication based on namespace, label, and service identity.
Why this is correct
Prisma Cloud's container firewall enforces micro-segmentation rules across pods.
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Deploy Prisma Cloud WAAS as a sidecar proxy on every Kubernetes pod.
Why it's wrong here
WAAS inspects web application traffic (HTTP/API), not general inter-pod micro-segmentation traffic.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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