NGFW-Engineer PAN OS Device Setting Configuration Practice Question
Which action in a security policy should be used to drop traffic silently without sending a notification to the client?
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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Drop
The 'Drop' action silently discards the packet, whereas 'Reset' sends a TCP RST or ICMP unreachable.
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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Reset
Why it's wrong here
Reset sends a response to the client.
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Drop
Why this is correct
Drop discards the traffic without response.
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Reject
Why it's wrong here
Reject is an alias often mapped to Reset or Drop depending on configuration.
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Deny
Why it's wrong here
Deny is not an action in PAN-OS; it is usually represented as 'Drop'. There is no 'Deny' action key.
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