XDR-Analyst Identity Threat Detection And Response Practice Question
An organization experiences a Golden Ticket attack. How does Cortex XDR's identity analytics engine typically detect this type of Kerberos ticket manipulation?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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By detecting anomalies in Kerberos authentication attributes such as unusual ticket lifetimes or mismatched SID history from domain controller telemetry
Golden Ticket attacks forge Kerberos TGTs with arbitrary lifespans and SIDs. Cortex XDR detects this by correlating anomalous ticket attributes, such as invalid SID history or ticket lifetimes exceeding domain policy, captured from domain controller logs.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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By monitoring USB mass storage insertion events
Why it's wrong here
USB devices are unrelated to Kerberos ticket generation.
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By blocking outbound TCP port 80 traffic at the perimeter firewall
Why it's wrong here
Blocking HTTP does not prevent or detect internal Kerberos ticket manipulation.
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By scanning the master boot record (MBR) of the endpoint for rootkit signatures
Why it's wrong here
Golden tickets are Active Directory domain-level forgeries, not MBR rootkits.
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By detecting anomalies in Kerberos authentication attributes such as unusual ticket lifetimes or mismatched SID history from domain controller telemetry
Why this is correct
Golden tickets exhibit abnormal attributes like forged lifetimes and SID structures that security event logs and analytics can identify.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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