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PCNSA Practice Question: A security administrator notices that traffic…
A security administrator notices that traffic from a specific subnet is not being logged in the Traffic logs, although the traffic is allowed by a security policy rule. Which configuration setting should be verified?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse Log Forwarding profiles with the actual logging toggle on the rule, assuming that applying a forwarding profile is required for logging to occur, when in fact the rule's own 'Log at Session End' setting is the primary control for local Traffic log generation.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The rule has 'Log at Session End' disabled
The 'Log at Session End' setting on a security policy rule controls whether traffic matching that rule generates a Traffic log entry when the session closes. If this setting is disabled, the firewall will allow the traffic per the rule but will not record it in the Traffic logs, which matches the scenario where traffic is permitted but not logged.
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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Zone Protection profile is set to 'Log at Session Start'
Why it's wrong here
Zone Protection profiles handle flood protection and other zone-based settings, not rule logging.
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The Log Forwarding profile is not applied
Why it's wrong here
Log Forwarding profiles send logs to external destinations but the rule must first have logging enabled.
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The rule has 'Log at Session End' disabled
Why this is correct
If 'Log at Session End' is not checked, traffic matching the rule will not be logged.
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Disable Server Response Inspection on the rule
Why it's wrong here
Disabling server response inspection does not affect traffic logging.
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