SSE-Engineer Prisma Access Troubleshooting Practice Question
An administrator troubleshooting a Prisma Access environment notices that specific traffic is bypassing security inspection. Upon checking the Security Policy, the administrator sees that a security rule has the profile setting set to 'None'. What does this configuration mean for traffic matching that rule?
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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Traffic allowed by the rule will not be inspected by Antivirus, Anti-Spyware, Vulnerability Protection, or WildFire security profiles.
Setting security profiles to 'None' means that while App-ID and basic layer-4 security rules apply (allow/deny), advanced threat prevention, antivirus, and anti-spyware inspection are not performed on those sessions.
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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Traffic matching the rule is dropped automatically.
Why it's wrong here
A allow rule with 'None' security profiles still allows the traffic; it merely skips threat inspection.
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SSL decryption is automatically enabled.
Why it's wrong here
Decryption is controlled entirely by Decryption policies, not security profile settings.
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Traffic is forced through the explicit proxy.
Why it's wrong here
Security profiles do not dictate proxy routing behavior.
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Traffic allowed by the rule will not be inspected by Antivirus, Anti-Spyware, Vulnerability Protection, or WildFire security profiles.
Why this is correct
A 'None' profile setting disables content-ID security inspection for sessions matching that specific security rule.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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