PCNE Practice Question: Managing, Monitoring, and Optimising Network Operations
A company uses an external HTTP Load Balancer with Cloud Armor. They want to log all requests that are blocked by Cloud Armor security policies for compliance auditing. What should they enable?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Cloud Armor request logs
Cloud Armor request logs capture details about requests that are allowed or blocked by security policies. Enabling these logs provides the required auditing.
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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Cloud Armor request logs
Why this is correct
Cloud Armor request logs record details of requests evaluated by security policies.
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VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
VPC Flow Logs show network flows, not application-layer blocking.
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Load balancer access logs
Why it's wrong here
Load balancer access logs capture all requests, but not specifically blocked requests with Cloud Armor details.
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Firewall rule logging
Why it's wrong here
Firewall rule logging logs firewall rules, not Cloud Armor actions.
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