XSOAR-Engineer Threat Intelligence Management Practice Question
When configuring a feed integration instance, the administrator selects 'Trust level' as 'Good'. How does this affect the indicator's calculated score when conflicting with a malicious feed?
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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It assigns a higher weight to trusted sources, potentially overriding lower-trust malicious feeds.
Trust levels in XSOAR determine how indicator scores from various sources are weighed and resolved during reputation calculation.
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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It causes the indicator score to be permanently locked to 0 regardless of other feeds.
Why it's wrong here
Trust levels influence scoring but do not create permanent locks unless configured via specific exemption rules.
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It disables feed fetching for that specific indicator value.
Why it's wrong here
It does not disable fetching.
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It automatically deletes the indicator if any other feed reports it as malicious.
Why it's wrong here
Trust levels do not trigger automatic deletion.
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It assigns a higher weight to trusted sources, potentially overriding lower-trust malicious feeds.
Why this is correct
Trust levels allow administrators to prioritize reliable sources over noisy or unverified feeds.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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