PCNSA Managing Objects Practice Question
An administrator needs to block traffic from a specific internal IP address to the internet. Which object type should be used in the security policy source field?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse Address Groups with Address Objects, thinking they need a group for flexibility, but the question explicitly asks for the object type to use for a single IP, making the Address Object the direct and correct answer.
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Address object
To block traffic from a specific internal IP address to the internet, you must identify that source IP in the security policy rule. An Address Object is the correct object type because it represents a single IP address or subnet and can be directly placed in the source field of a security policy rule to match traffic from that host. Tags, Address Groups, and Regions are not designed to represent a single IP address for source matching in this context.
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Address object
Why this is correct
Address object directly defines a specific IP address.
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Tag
Why it's wrong here
Tags are metadata, not used for source matching in policies.
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Address group
Why it's wrong here
Address groups are used for multiple addresses, not a single IP.
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Region
Why it's wrong here
Regions are geographical groupings, not for a single IP.
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