XDR-Engineer Ingestion And Automation Practice Question
An administrator is deploying a Broker VM in a DMZ to ingest logs via API from an external cloud provider. The Broker VM fails to authenticate with the external API endpoint due to self-signed certificate validation errors. What is the correct procedure to resolve this on the Broker VM?
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
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Upload the custom CA certificate bundle into the Broker VM trust store via the Broker VM management page
To trust self-signed certificates on a Broker VM, the administrator must upload the custom CA certificate bundle via the Broker VM management interface.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Upload the custom CA certificate bundle into the Broker VM trust store via the Broker VM management page
Why this is correct
Trusting custom or self-signed certificates on a Broker VM requires uploading the CA certificate to the Broker VM trust store.
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Add the target API IP address to the Broker VM local hosts file
Why it's wrong here
The hosts file maps hostnames to IP addresses, which does not resolve SSL trust issues.
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Modify the Broker VM system kernel parameters to ignore cipher mismatches
Why it's wrong here
Kernel parameters do not control application-level TLS certificate trust stores.
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Disable SSL/TLS verification globally for all Cortex XDR broker app modules
Why it's wrong here
Disabling SSL/TLS verification globally is a security risk and not supported for API integrations.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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